2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election

November 4, 2008
 
Nominee John Hoeven Tim Mathern
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Running mate Jack Dalrymple Merle Boucher
Popular vote 235,009 74,279
Percentage 74.4% 23.5%

County results
Hoeven:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mathern:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Hoeven
Republican

Elected Governor

John Hoeven
Republican

The 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 4 November 2008 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor John Hoeven was easily reelected again, defeating Democratic-NPL challenger Tim Mathern. The primaries took place on June 10, 2008.[1] John Hoeven outperformed John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, by about 21%. McCain defeated Democratic nominee Barack Obama 53%-45% in the concurrent presidential election.

Candidates

Republican

Democratic-NPL

Independent

  • DuWayne Hendrickson
  • Running mate: Dana Brandenberg

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R October 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report[3] Safe R November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics[5] Safe R November 4, 2008

Polling

Source Date John Hoeven (R) Tim Mathern (D)
Rasmussen Reports[6] September 8, 2008 68% 28%
Rasmussen Reports[6] July 8, 2008 67% 27%

Results

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2008[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Hoeven (Incumbent) 235,009 74.44% +3.19%
Democratic–NPL Tim Mathern 74,279 23.53% -3.86%
Independent DuWayne Hendrickson 6,404 2.03%
Majority 160,730 50.91% +7.05%
Turnout 315,692
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. "Secretary of State" (PDF). Nd.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. "Dakota Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Rasmussen Reports: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election". Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  7. "ND Secretary of State Election Management System - Statewide Election Results". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
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