2008 Montana gubernatorial election

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2008 Montana gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
Turnout74.5%Increase2.svg3.1 [1]
  Brian Schweitzer official photo.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Brian Schweitzer Roy Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate John Bohlinger Steve Daines
Popular vote318,670158,268
Percentage65.5%32.5%

2008 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Schweitzer:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Brown:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Brian Schweitzer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Brian Schweitzer
Democratic

The 2008 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who was elected to his first four-year term in 2004, was elected to a second term with 65.5% of the vote. Incumbent lieutenant governor John Bohlinger, a Republican who was once again Schweitzer's running mate, was reelected to a second term. The Republican nominee was Roy Brown, a member of the Montana Senate. Brown's running mate was businessman Steve Daines, a future U.S. Representative and a future U.S. Senator.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) 159,820 91.30
Democratic William Fischer9,8655.64
Democratic Donald Pogreba5,3583.06
Total votes175,043 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roy Brown 65,883 80.81
Republican Larry Steele15,64319.19
Total votes81,526 100.00

Libertarian primary

Candidates

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DOctober 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report [4] Safe DNovember 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6] Safe DNovember 4, 2008

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredBrian
Schweitzer (D)
Roy
Brown (R)
Stan
Jones (L)
Public Policy Polling November 2, 200862%36%
Rasmussen Reports October 1, 200856%41%
The Mellman Group (D) September 16–18, 200863%24%
Rasmussen Reports July 29, 200856%32%3%
Rasmussen Reports June 30, 200861%32%3%
Mason Dixon/Lee Newspapers May 19–21, 200855%30%
Mason Dixon/Lee Newspapers December 17–19, 200755%30%

Results

2008 Montana gubernatorial election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) 318,670 65.47% +15.04%
Republican Roy Brown 158,26832.52%-13.50%
Libertarian Stan Jones 9,7962.01%+0.35%
Total votes486,734 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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