[img_assist|nid=2625|title=Gov. John Lynch|desc=National Governors Association photo|link=none|align=right|width=268|height=329]Continuing a week of polls, a UNH poll shows Gov. John Lynch (D-Hopkinton) with an overwhelming lead over his Republican opponent.

Lynch is beating state Sen. Joe Kenney (R-Wakefield) 67 percent to 16 percent. The Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, shows Lynch gaining 45 percent of Republican voters against Kenney.

The poll has Lynch with 72 percent approval rating and 70 percent say the state is heading in the right direction.

22 percent of adults rank the economy as the number one issue followed by 14 percent who say oil prices is their main concern. Education funding comes in with 13 percent and 12 percent are worried about high taxes.

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