2008 Utah gubernatorial election
November 4, 2008
 
Nominee Jon Huntsman Jr. Bob Springmeyer
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Gary Herbert Josie Valdez
Popular vote 734,049 186,503
Percentage 77.6% 19.7%
County results
Huntsman:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican

 Elected Governor

Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican

The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008.[1] Incumbent Republican Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.

Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

  • Bob Springmeyer, businessman[2]

Libertarian Party

  • Dell Schanze, businessman[2]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R November 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics[6] Safe R November 4, 2008

Polling

Source Date Jon
Huntsman Jr. (R)		 Bob
Springmeyer (D)
Dan Jones/Deseret News September 8–11, 2008 77% 13%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune August 13–15, 2008 73% 9%
Rasmussen Reports June 25, 2008 66% 19%

Results

2008 Utah gubernatorial election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. (incumbent) 735,049 77.63% +19.89%
Democratic Bob Springmeyer 186,503 19.72% -21.62%
Libertarian Dell Schanze 24,820 2.62%
Write-ins 153 0.02%
Majority 547,546 57.91% +41.51%
Turnout 945,525
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. ↑ 2008 Election Dates Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
  2. 1 2 3 2008 Candidates Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
  3. ↑ "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2008 Utah Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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