2008 United States gubernatorial elections

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2008 United States gubernatorial elections
Flag of the United States.svg
  2007 November 4, 2008 2009  

13 governorships
11 states; 2 territories
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before2822
Seats after2921
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote8,395,5877,901,188
Percentage50.22%47.26%
Seats up65
Seats won74

2008 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
Map of the results
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
     New Progressive gain      Nonpartisan politician
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2008, in 11 states and two territories. Prior to the election, eight of the total seats were held by Democrats and five by Republicans. Two governors were prohibited by term limits from seeking re-election in 2008. The only governorship to change party was the open seat in Missouri, which was won by a Democrat after being previously held by a Republican.

Contents

These elections coincided with the presidential election, as well as the elections of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives and many local elections, state elections, and ballot propositions.

Election predictions

StateIncumbentLast
race
Cook
October 16,
2008
[1]
Sabato
November 3,
2008
[2]
Rothenberg
November 2,
2008
[3]
RCP
November 4,
2008
[4]
Result
Delaware Ruth Ann Minner (term-limited)50.9% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Markell
(67.5%)
Indiana Mitch Daniels
53.2% R Lean R Lean R Likely R Lean RDaniels
(57.8%)
Missouri Matt Blunt (retired)50.8% R Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip) Nixon
(58.4%)
Montana Brian Schweitzer
50.4% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe DSchweitzer
(65.5%)
New Hampshire John Lynch
74.0% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe DLynch
(70.1%)
North Carolina Mike Easley
(term-limited)
55.6% D Tossup Lean D Tossup Tossup Perdue
(50.3%)
North Dakota John Hoeven 71.3% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe RHoeven
(74.4%)
Utah Jon Huntsman Jr. 57.7% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe RHuntsman Jr.
(77.6%)
Vermont Jim Douglas 56.3% R Likely R Likely R Safe R Safe RDouglas
(53.4%)
Washington Christine Gregoire
48.9% D Tossup Lean D Tossup TossupGregoire
(53.2%)
West Virginia Joe Manchin 63.5% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe DManchin
(69.8%)

Race summary

States

StateIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Delaware Ruth Ann Minner Democratic 2000 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Indiana Mitch Daniels Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri Matt Blunt Republican 2004 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green check.svgY Jay Nixon (Democratic) 58.4%
  • Kenny Hulshof (Republican) 39.5%
  • Andrew Finkenstadt (Libertarian) 1.1%
  • Gregory Thompson (Constitution) 1.0%
Montana Brian Schweitzer Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
New Hampshire John Lynch Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina Mike Easley Democratic 2000 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
North Dakota John Hoeven Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY John Hoeven (Republican) 74.4%
  • Tim Mathern (Democratic–NPL) 23.5%
  • DuWayne Hendrickson (Independent) 2.0%
Utah Jon Huntsman Jr. Republican 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Jon Huntsman Jr. (Republican) 77.6%
  • Bob Springmeyer (Democratic) 19.7%
  • Dell Schanze (Libertarian) 2.6%
Vermont Jim Douglas Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington Christine Gregoire Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia Joe Manchin Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.

Territories

TerritoryIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
American Samoa Togiola Tulafono Democratic 2004 Incumbent re-elected.
Puerto Rico Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Popular Democratic 2004 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
New Progressive gain.

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. North Carolina, 3.39%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Washington, 6.45%

Blue denotes states won by Democrats.

Delaware

2008 Delaware gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
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Nominee Jack Markell Bill Lee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote266,861126,662
Percentage67.5%32.0%

2008 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Ruth Ann Minner
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jack Markell
Democratic

Ruth Ann Minner was term-limited in 2008. As of 2008, Democrats had controlled the Delaware governorship for 16 years. In an upset, state Treasurer Jack Markell defeated Lieutenant Governor John Carney by 51 to 49% for the Democratic nomination on September 9. The Republican nominee was former state Superior Court Judge Bill Lee, defeating airline pilot Michael Protrack. Lee was the Republican nominee for governor in 2004, and lost to Minner by a narrow margin.

The race got more attention due to the vice presidential candidacy of U.S. Senator Joe Biden. Since Biden, a senator, was elected to be Vice President, he needed to resign his Senate seat. The new governor was then called upon to appoint someone to replace Biden in the Senate. Since Lee would naturally have been more inclined to select a Republican, his election could have caused a Republican pickup in the Senate by proxy. However, he was defeated by a wide margin on election day by Markell. Senator Biden resigned his seat in the United States Senate on January 15, 2009, and Governor Minner appointed Ted Kaufman to Biden's seat. Kaufman had previously served as Senator Biden's Chief of Staff during his tenure in the United States Senate.

Delaware election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Markell 266,861 67.52
Republican Bill Lee 126,66232.05
Blue Enigma Jeffrey Brown1,6810.43
Total votes395,204 100.00
Democratic hold

Indiana

2008 Indiana gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  Mitch Daniels.jpg Jill Long.jpg
Nominee Mitch Daniels Jill Long Thompson
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Becky Skillman Dennie Oxley
Popular vote1,563,8851,082,463
Percentage57.8%40.1%

2008 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Mitch Daniels
Republican

Elected Governor

Mitch Daniels
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mitch Daniels [6] faced Democratic nominee former Congresswoman and Undersecretary of Agriculture Jill Long Thompson, [7] and Libertarian nominee engineer Andy Horning, [8] who also ran for governor in 2000.

Some pundits thought Mitch Daniels was vulnerable in 2008, but polling taken by SurveyUSA on October 21 and 22, 2008 showed him with a significant 54–35 lead. He won re-election easily, confirming these predictions.

While Indiana had not voted Democratic for president since 1964, Daniels was the first Republican elected governor in 16 years there. Daniels was also endorsed by the state's largest newspapers, the Indianapolis Star , the Evansville Courier & Press , the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette , the Times of Northwest Indiana , the Gary Post-Tribune and the Louisville Courier-Journal .

Indiana election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mitch Daniels (incumbent) 1,563,885 57.84
Democratic Jill Long Thompson 1,082,46340.04
Libertarian Andy Horning57,3762.12
Write-in 270.00
Total votes2,703,751 100.00
Republican hold

Missouri

2008 Missouri gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  Jay Nixon 2016.jpg Rep Kenny Hulshof (cropped).jpg
Nominee Jay Nixon Kenny Hulshof
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,680,6111,136,364
Percentage58.4%39.5%

2008 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Matt Blunt
Republican

Elected Governor

Jay Nixon
Democratic

Matt Blunt was considered to be the most vulnerable incumbent in the 2008 election cycle, but decided on January 22, 2008, not to seek re-election. [10] Blunt's approval rating was the nation's second-lowest after Governor Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky for much of 2007, though his approval rating improved and approached 50% in a May poll conducted by SurveyUSA.

The Republican nominee was Congressman Kenny Hulshof. The Democratic nominee was four-term Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1998. Nixon defeated Hulshof comfortably, despite the fact that Missouri ultimately voted for John McCain, a Republican, for president. Missouri was the only state not to re-elect the incumbent party for governor in 2008.

Missouri election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Nixon 1,680,611 58.40
Republican Kenny Hulshof 1,136,36439.49
Libertarian Andrew Finkenstadt31,8501.11
Constitution Gregory Thompson28,9411.01
Write-in 120.00
Total votes2,877,778 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

Montana

2008 Montana gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  Brian Schweitzer official photo.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Brian Schweitzer Roy Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate John Bohlinger Steve Daines
Popular vote318,670158,268
Percentage65.5%32.5%

2008 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Brian Schweitzer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Brian Schweitzer
Democratic

Democrat Brian Schweitzer of Montana (running with Lt. Governor John Bohlinger) was heavily favored to win re-election as he had better funding and high approval ratings as current Governor. The Republican nominee was State Senator Roy Brown (running with Steve Daines), and the Libertarian nominee was Stan Jones (running with Michael Baker). [11] Schweitzer won some press coverage with his well-received speech to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. [12] He was criticized, however, for a speech in July in which he jested that he helped defeat U.S. Senator Conrad Burns in 2006 by tampering with the vote totals, [13] which he insisted was purely a joke. Schweitzer won re-election by a comfortable margin despite the criticism.

Montana election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) 318,670 65.47
Republican Roy Brown 158,26832.52
Libertarian Stan Jones 9,7962.01
Total votes486,734 100.00
Democratic hold

New Hampshire

2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  
  John Lynch (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee John Lynch Joseph Kenney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote479,042188,555
Percentage70.1%27.6%

2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

John Lynch
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Lynch
Democratic

In New Hampshire, Democrat John Lynch easily won re-election against State Senator Joseph D. Kenney, the Republican nominee. [15]

NOTE: New Hampshire's gubernatorial elections are held every in alternate (even-numbered) years, instead of every fourth year.

New Hampshire election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Lynch (incumbent) 479,042 70.15
Republican Joseph Kenney 188,55527.61
Libertarian Susan Newell14,9872.19
Write-in 3260.05
Total votes682,910 100.00
Democratic hold

North Carolina

2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  Beverly Perdue official photo.jpg Pat McCrory in 2008 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Bev Perdue Pat McCrory
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,146,1892,001,168
Percentage50.3%46.9%

2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Mike Easley
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bev Perdue
Democratic

Mike Easley was term-limited in 2008, in another state whose governorship had been held by Democrats for 16 years. Democratic Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue was the Democratic nominee, defeating Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, the Republican nominee.

North Carolina election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bev Perdue 2,146,189 50.27
Republican Pat McCrory 2,001,16846.88
Libertarian Michael Munger 121,5842.85
Total votes4,268,941 100.00
Democratic hold

North Dakota

2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election
Flag of North Dakota.svg
  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  John Hoeven.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee John Hoeven Tim Mathern
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Running mate Jack Dalrymple Merle Boucher
Popular vote235,00974,279
Percentage74.4%23.5%

2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

John Hoeven
Republican

Elected Governor

John Hoeven
Republican

Republican John Hoeven announced he would seek re-election for a third term in 2008. [18] He won re-election with 74% of the vote. Soundly defeating the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, State Senator Tim Mathern, [19] (24%) and independent candidate DuWayne Hendrickson (2%).

North Dakota election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Hoeven (incumbent) 235,009 74.44
Democratic–NPL Tim Mathern 74,27923.53
Independent DuWayne Hendrickson6,4042.03
Total votes315,692 100.00
Republican hold

Utah

2008 Utah gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2010 (special)  
  Jon Huntsman.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Jon Huntsman Jr. Bob Springmeyer
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Gary Herbert Josie Valdez
Popular vote735,049186,503
Percentage77.6%19.7%

2008 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican

Jon Huntsman Jr. was heavily favored to win re-election in Utah. As of 2008, Republicans had controlled the Utah governorship for 24 years. Democrat Bob Springmeyer challenged Huntsman, [21] but was decisively defeated.

Utah election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. (incumbent) 735,049 77.63
Democratic Bob Springmeyer186,50319.72
Libertarian Dell Schanze24,8202.62
Write-in 1530.02
Total votes945,525 100.00
Republican hold

Vermont

2008 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  
  Jim Douglas-2009 (cropped).jpg Anthony Pollina.jpg Gaye Symington (cropped).jpg
Nominee Jim Douglas Anthony Pollina Gaye Symington
Party Republican Independent Democratic
Popular vote170,49269,79169,534
Percentage53.4%21.8%21.7%

2008 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Jim Douglas
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Douglas
Republican

Three-term incumbent Jim Douglas ran as a Republican, and House Speaker Gaye Symington ran as a Democrat. Other candidates included Anthony Pollina of the Vermont Progressive Party and Cris Ericson of the Marijuana Party. [23] Douglas was re-elected.

Vermont election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Douglas (incumbent) 170,492 53.43
Independent Anthony Pollina 69,79121.87
Democratic Gaye Symington 69,53421.79
Independent Tony O'Connor3,1060.97
Independent Sam Young2,4900.78
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,7100.54
Independent Cris Ericson 1,7040.53
Write-in 2580.08
Total votes319,085 100.00
Republican hold

Washington

2008 Washington gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  ChristineGregoireOfficial (cropped).jpg Dino Rossi (cropped).jpg
Nominee Christine Gregoire Dino Rossi
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,598,7381,404,124
Percentage53.2%46.8%

2008 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Christine Gregoire
Democratic

Elected Governor

Christine Gregoire
Democratic

Democrat Christine Gregoire [24] is perhaps best known for having won in 2004 by 133 votes in the third official count, after having lost the initial count by 261 votes and the first recount by 24 votes. Her 2004 opponent, Republican former State Senator Dino Rossi, [25] officially announced his candidacy on October 25, 2007. [26] Pre-election SurveyUSA polls showed Gregoire leading Rossi with a 50% to 47% margin. [27] A September 10 poll by Rasmussen Reports showed Rossi pulling ahead by a 52% to 46% margin. [28] The race was expected to be extremely close, but Gregoire was reelected by a wider than expected margin of 6.45%. [29]

Washington election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Gregoire (incumbent) 1,598,738 53.24
Republican Dino Rossi 1,404,12446.76
Total votes3,002,862 100.00
Democratic hold

West Virginia

2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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  2004 November 4, 2008 2011 (special)  
  Joe Manchin official portrait 112th Congress.jpg Russ Weeks.jpg
Nominee Joe Manchin Russ Weeks
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote492,697181,612
Percentage69.8%25.7%

2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Joe Manchin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joe Manchin
Democratic

Democrat Joe Manchin ran for re-election in West Virginia and was heavily favored according to pre-election polls. On November 4, he faced former State Senator Russ Weeks, a Republican, and Mountain Party candidate Jesse Johnson, who ran in 2004. [31] Butch Paugh of the Constitution Party also attempted a run but failed to qualify for the ballot. [32] Manchin won re-election by a landslide.

West Virginia election [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 492,697 69.81
Republican Russ Weeks 181,61225.73
Mountain Jesse Johnson 31,4864.46
Total votes705,795 100.00
Democratic hold

Territories

American Samoa

2008 American Samoa gubernatorial election
Flag of American Samoa.svg
  2004 November 18, 2008 2012  
  Togiola Tulafono.jpg Utu Abe Malae.jpg
Candidate Togiola Tulafono Utu Abe Malae
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote6,5905,084
Percentage56.4%43.6%

Governor before election

Togiola Tulafono
Democratic

Elected Governor

Togiola Tulafono
Democratic

American Samoa's Togiola Tulafono sought re-election in 2008 with Lieutenant Governor Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia. He won his first term 55.7% to 44.3% in the 2004 run-off against Afoa Moega Lutu. [34] Tulafono was again challenged by Afoa Moega Lutu and Velega Savali, who ran as a nonpartisan team for governor and lieutenant governor respectively. [35] Utu Abe Malae and Tuika Tuika also ran to become the next Governor on separate, nonpartisan tickets. [36] Tulafono won in a close vote that split three ways.

American Samoa election [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Togiola Tulafono (incumbent) 6,590 56.45
Nonpartisan Utu Abe Malae 5,08443.55
Total votes11,674 100.00
Democratic hold

Puerto Rico

2008 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
  2004 November 4, 2008 2012  
  Fortuno main.jpg Anibal Acevedo Vila.jpg
Nominee Luis Fortuño Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic
Popular vote1,025,965801,071
Percentage52.8%41.3%

Puerto Rico Governor 2008.svg
Municipality results

Governor before election

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Popular Democratic

Elected Governor

Luis Fortuño
New Progressive

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá of Puerto Rico ran for a second term in 2008. In 2004, Acevedo narrowly beat former Governor and Senator Pedro Rosselló, also a Democrat, by a mere 3,566 votes.

Republican at-large Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño, who announced in December 2006 that he would not again seek re-election to his current post, ran against him. There was also a movement to elect Senator Rosselló as a write-in choice for governor.

The Puerto Rican Independence Party's candidate was Edwin Irizarry Mora, while a fourth candidate, Rogelio Figueroa (Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party), ran on an environmentalist platform.

Acevedo was defeated by Fortuño on election day. The federal indictment against Acevedo for alleged corruption schemes when he was in Congress, and generally low approval, may have been a drag on his candidacy and chances of winning re-election.

Puerto Rico election
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Progressive Luis Fortuño 1,025,965 52.77
Popular Democratic Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (incumbent)801,07141.29
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Rogelio Figueroa53,6932.76
Independence Edwin Irizarry Mora39,5902.04
Write-in 13,2150.64
Total votes1,933,534 100.00
New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic

Overall results

At the 2008 elections, all 55 governorships of the states and territories were occupied. However, in the 2008 election cycle, only thirteen seats were up for election - eleven were statewide, and two were territorial. Eight seats were held by Democrats, and the remaining five were held by Republicans.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Vermont gubernatorial election</span>

The 2022 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Vermont. Incumbent Republican governor Phil Scott won re-election to a fourth term in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Brenda Siegel.

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