2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election
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%-44% in the statewide presidential election on the same night. As of 2021, this is the last time Sioux County, a county that Obama carried 83%-15%, voted for the Republican candidate.
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Candidates
Republican
Independent
- DuWayne Hendrickson
- Running mate: Dana Brandenberg
Polling
| Source | Date | John Hoeven (R) | Tim Mathern (D) |
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| Rasmussen Reports[2] | September 8, 2008 | 68% | 28% |
| Rasmussen Reports[2] | July 8, 2008 | 67% | 27% |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
References
- "Secretary of State" (PDF). Nd.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Elections and Voting from the North Dakota Secretary of State
- North Dakota Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- North Dakota Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- North Dakota Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from Follow the Money
- Hoeven (R-i) vs. Mathern (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- John Hoeven, Republican incumbent nominee
- Tim Mathern, Democratic-NPL nominee
- Gregg Boyer, Independent candidate
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