Montana gubernatorial election, 2008
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Montana gubernatorial election, 2008
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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 per cent of the vote. John Bohlinger, a Republican and the incumbent lieutenant governor, was once again Schweitzer's running mate, and was re-elected to a second term. The Republican nominee was Roy Brown, a member of the Montana Senate. Brown's running mate was businessman Steve Daines.
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Democratic nomination
Candidates
- Brian Schweitzer, incumbent Governor, 2000 U.S. Senate nominee and rancher
- John Bohlinger, incumbent Lieutenant Governor and former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives
Also ran
- William (Bill) Fischer, small businessman involved in the logging industry in Lakeside, Montana
- Steve White, small business owner in the telecommunications industry in Kalispell, Montana
- Don Pogreba, teacher at Helena High School
- Jason Neiffer, Great Falls native, also a High School educator, teaches at Capital High School
Primary results
| Montana Democratic gubernatorial primary, 2008 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brian Schweitzer John Bohlinger |
159,820 | 91.3 | ||
| Democratic | William Fischer Steve White |
9,865 | 5.6 | ||
| Democratic | Don Pogebra Jason Neiffer |
5,358 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 175,043 | ||||
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Republican nomination
Candidates
- Roy Brown, businessman, State Senator, and former Majority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives
- Steve Daines, businessman
Also ran
- Larry H. Steele, 2007 candidate for Mayor of Great Falls and 2006 candidate for the Montana House of Representatives
- Harold Luce
Primary results
| 2008 Montana Governor Republican primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Roy Brown Steve Daines |
65,883 | 80.8 | ||
| Republican | Larry Steele Harold Luce |
15,643 | 19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 81,526 | ||||
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
- Stan Jones, business consultant and United States Air Force veteran
- Michael Baker,
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Brian Schweitzer | Roy Brown | Stan Jones |
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| Public Policy Polling | November 2, 2008 | 62% | 36% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 1, 2008 | 56% | 41% | – |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 29, 2008 | 56% | 32% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 30, 2008 | 61% | 32% | 3% |
| Mason Dixon/Lee Newspapers[dead link] | May 19-21, 2008 | 55% | 30% | – |
| Mason Dixon/Lee Newspapers | December 17-19, 2007 | 55% | 30% | – |
Results
| Montana gubernatorial election, 2008[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brian Schweitzer | 318,670 | 65.47% | +15.04% | |
| Republican | Roy Brown | 158,268 | 32.52% | -13.50% | |
| Libertarian | Stan Jones | 9,796 | 2.01% | +0.35% | |
| Majority | 160,402 | 32.95% | +28.54% | ||
| Turnout | 486,734 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
External links
- Montana Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions from Follow the Money
- Brown (R) vs Schweitzer (D-i) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
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