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Turnout | 74.5%3.1 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Schweitzer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Brown: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Montana |
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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% of the vote. Incumbent lieutenant governor John Bohlinger, a Republican who was once again Schweitzer's running mate, was reelected to a second term. The Republican nominee was Roy Brown, a member of the Montana Senate. Brown's running mate was businessman Steve Daines, a future U.S. Representative and a future U.S. Senator.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) | 159,820 | 91.30 | |
Democratic | William Fischer | 9,865 | 5.64 | |
Democratic | Donald Pogreba | 5,358 | 3.06 | |
Total votes | 175,043 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roy Brown | 65,883 | 80.81 | |
Republican | Larry Steele | 15,643 | 19.19 | |
Total votes | 81,526 | 100.00 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [3] | Safe D | October 16, 2008 |
Rothenberg Political Report [4] | Safe D | November 2, 2008 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] | Safe D | November 3, 2008 |
Real Clear Politics [6] | Safe D | November 4, 2008 |
Poll source | Dates administered | Brian Schweitzer (D) | Roy Brown (R) | Stan Jones (L) |
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Public Policy Polling | November 2, 2008 | 62% | 36% | – |
Rasmussen Reports | October 1, 2008 | 56% | 41% | – |
The Mellman Group (D) | September 16–18, 2008 | 63% | 24% | – |
Rasmussen Reports | July 29, 2008 | 56% | 32% | 3% |
Rasmussen Reports | June 30, 2008 | 61% | 32% | 3% |
Mason Dixon/Lee Newspapers | May 19–21, 2008 | 55% | 30% | – |
Mason Dixon/Lee Newspapers | December 17–19, 2007 | 55% | 30% | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) | 318,670 | 65.47% | +15.04% | |
Republican | Roy Brown | 158,268 | 32.52% | -13.50% | |
Libertarian | Stan Jones | 9,796 | 2.01% | +0.35% | |
Total votes | 486,734 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
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Brian David Schweitzer is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments.
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