2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  
  Denny Rehberg, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Democrat Precinct 14 Committeeman John Brian Driscoll at age 75 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Denny Rehberg John Driscoll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote308,470155,930
Percentage64.1%32.4%

Montana's at-large congressional district election, 2008 results by county.svg
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).

Contents

Match-up summary

DistrictIncumbent2008 StatusDemocraticRepublicanLibertarian
At-large Denny Rehberg Re-election John Driscoll Denny Rehberg Mike Fellows

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Driscoll 70,176 49.23
Democratic Jim Hunt59,76841.93
Democratic Robert Candee12,5988.84
Total votes142,542 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Denny Rehberg (incumbent) 90,492 100.00
Total votes90,492 100.00

General election

Results

Montana At-large congressional district election, 2008 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Denny Rehberg (incumbent) 308,470 64.14
Democratic John Driscoll 155,93032.42
Libertarian Mike Fellows 16,5003.43
Total votes480,900 100.00
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  3. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
Preceded by
2006 elections
United States House elections in Montana
2008
Succeeded by
2010 elections