2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2008 United States gubernatorial elections.

2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election
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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

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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.

In 2022, voters voted in favor of Constitutional Measure 1 to term limit governors. Doug Burgum who was in his second term when the Measure passed would've been eligible to run for a third under grandfather clause, but ultimately chose not to, making this election the last time an incumbent ran for a third consecutive term.

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. ^ a b "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.