2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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Nominee Denny Rehberg John Driscoll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 308,470 155,930 Percentage 64.1% 32.4%

County results Rehberg:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Driscoll:     40–50%     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Denny Rehberg Republican Elected U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg Republican

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a single representative for the at-large district (map), who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Representative Denny Rehberg sought re-election; he was originally elected in 2000 with 52% of the vote. He was formerly a Billings area rancher, state legislator (1984–90) and Montana Lieutenant Governor (1991–97).

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Driscoll, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1978
• Jim Hunt, attorney
• Robert Candee, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Driscoll	70,176	49.23
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	59,768	41.93
	Democratic	Robert Candee	12,598	8.84
Total votes			142,542	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Results

Republican Party primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	90,492	100.00
Total votes			90,492	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7]	Safe R	November 6, 2008

Results

Montana at-large congressional district election, 2008 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	308,470	64.14
	Democratic	John Driscoll	155,930	32.42
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	16,500	3.43
Total votes			480,900	100.00
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Missoula (Largest city: Missoula)
• Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip)
• Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
3. "2008 Competitive House Race Chart". House: Race Ratings. The Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
4. "2008 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
5. "2008 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
6. "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
7. "Race Ratings Chart: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
8. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

External links

• 2008 Election Information from the Montana Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for Montana at Project Vote Smart
• Montana U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions for Montana congressional races from OpenSecrets
  • District 01
• Election 2008 full coverage from The Missoulian

Preceded by 2006 elections

United States House elections in Montana 2008

Succeeded by 2010 elections