2008 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
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  2006 November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) 2010  
  Earl Pomeroy 111th congressional portrait.jpg Duane Sand Cropped (cropped).jpg
Nominee Earl Pomeroy Duane Sand
Party Democratic–NPL Republican
Popular vote194,577119,388
Percentage62.0%38.0%

United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota results by county, 2008.svg
2008 ND House election by precinct.svg
Pomeroy:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Sand:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%

U.S. Representative before election

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic–NPL

Elected U.S. Representative

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic–NPL

The 2008 election for North Dakota's at-large congressional district took place on November 4, 2008. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy, was re-elected to his ninth term. Republican Duane Sand formally announced that he was running on March 20, 2008. He previously challenged Pomeroy in 2004.

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Initial speculation for a Republican challenger included Governor of North Dakota John Hoeven and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who were enjoying very high approval ratings throughout their terms of office. State Representative Kim Koppelman and State House Majority Leader Rick Berg ruled themselves out of the running on February 20, 2008, [1] [2] Another possible challenger was Brian Kalk, who decided to run for Public Service Commissioner and was successful in the November election.

As of 2025, this is the last time that the Democratic-NPL won North Dakota's House seat.

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4] Safe DNovember 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6] Safe DNovember 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7] Safe DNovember 6, 2008

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Earl Pomeroy (incumbent) 194,577 61.97
Republican Duane Sand 119,38838.03
Total votes313,965 100.00
Democratic–NPL hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. Rob, Kim Koppelman Definitely Not Running For US House Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine February 20, 2008
  2. Rob, Rick Berg Definitely Not Running Against Earl Pomeroy Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  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".