2008 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 2008 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential no 2006 Vermont gubernatorial election 2006 2010 Vermont gubernatorial election 2010 November 4, 2008 x150px File:Jim Douglas-2009 (cropped).jpg Jim Douglas Republican Party (United States) 170,492 53.43% File:Anthony Pollina (cropped).jpg Anthony Pollina Independent 69,791 21.87% File:Gaye Symington (cropped).jpg Gaye Symington Democratic Party (United States) 69,534 21.79% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Douglas: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Pollina: #E6E6E6 30–40% #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60%Symington: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% Governor Jim Douglas Vermont Republican Party Jim Douglas Vermont Republican Party The 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a fourth term. The gubernatorial primary took place on September 9, 2008. Despite Democrat Barack Obama concurrently winning the state in a landslide in the presidential election and carrying every county, Republican Governor Jim Douglas was able to win reelection in a landslide and carried every county in the state himself. Democrats actually came in third, about 200 votes behind Independent candidate Anthony Pollina. General election Dates and deadlines July 21, 2008—filing (for major parties) September 9, 2008—primary election September 12, 2008—filing (for third parties) October 29, 2008—voter registration deadline for general election November 4, 2008—general election 2008 Critical Election Dates https://web.archive.org/web/20080625193849/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/critical_dates_2008.html 2008-06-25 Vermont Secretary of State Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttps://cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings 2008 Governor Race ratings The Cook Political Report en March 4, 2021Likely ROctober 16, 2008 Rothenberg Political Report2008 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2008-gubernatorial-ratings6 Gubernatorial Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report May 25, 2021 Likely R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallTHE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2008110301/ Sabato's Crystal Ball December 25, 2021 Safe R November 3, 2008Real Clear PoliticsNovember 4, 2008 2008 Vermont Governor Race https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/governor/vt/vermont_governor.html March 8, 2021 RealClearPoliticsSafe RNovember 4, 2008 Polling Source Date JimDouglas (R) AnthonyPollina (I/P) GayeSymington (D)WCAXWCAX October 28, 2008 47% 23% 24%RasmussenRasmussen October 10, 2008 45% 25% 20% Results thumb|200px|County Flips: Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont Republican Party Jim Douglas (incumbent) 170,492 53.43 -2.93% Independent Anthony Pollina 69,791 21.87 N/A Vermont Democratic Party Gaye Symington 69,534 21.79 -19.37% Independent Tony O'Connor 3,106 0.97 N/A Independent Sam Young 2,490 0.78 N/A Liberty Union Party Pete Diamondstone 1,710 0.54 +0.30% Independent Cris Ericson 1,704 0.53 -0.41% write-ins 258 0.08 N/A 100,701 31.56% 319,085 Republican Party (United States) Results by county CountyJim DouglasRepublicanAnthony PollinaIndependentGaye SymingtonDemocraticVarious candidatesMarginTotal # % # % # % # % # %Addison10,55855.4%4,44223.3%3,70619.5%3401.8%6,11622.1%19,046Bennington9,84752.9%2,14311.5%5,80231.1%8364.5%4,04521.8%"margin" Compares margin over Symington.18,628Caledonia9,00962.0%2,91720.1%2,06914.2%5403.7%6,09231.9%14,535Chittenden42,16351.7%18,96823.3%18,86523.1%1,5781.9%23,19528.4%81,574Essex1,99265.7%40513.4%48616.0%1494.9%1,50649.7%"margin"3,032Franklin13,84065.0%3,99618.8%3,00414.1%4382.1%9,84446.2%21,278Grand Isle2,52359.6%90421.4%72117.0%822.0%1,61938.2%4,230Lamoille6,72253.9%3,40727.3%2,04316.4%3032.4%3,31526.6%12,475Orange8,10154.1%3,46423.1%2,99120.0%4162.8%4,63731.0%14,972Orleans7,33158.1%2,70521.4%1,74313.8%8456.7%4,62636.7%12,624Rutland18,17058.3%6,21219.9%5,92719.0%8542.7%11,95838.4%31,163Washington15,82049.9%9,36329.5%5,79818.3%7242.3%6,45720.4%31,705Windham8,69337.3%4,90621.0%8,57036.7%1,1605.0%1230.6%"margin"23,329Windsor15,72351.6%5,95919.5%7,80925.6%1,0033.3%7,91426.0%"margin"30,494Totals170,49253.4%69,79121.9%69,53421.8%9,2682.9%100,70131.5%319,085 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Windham (largest municipality: Brattleboro) See also 2008 United States presidential election in Vermont Notes References External links Elections & Campaign Finance Division from the Vermont Secretary of State Vermont Governor candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081012172329/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=VT October 12, 2008 at Project Vote Smart Vermont Governor race from OurCampaigns.com Vermont Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributionsMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes from Follow the Money Official campaign websites (archived): Jim Douglas, Republican incumbent candidate Anthony Pollina, Independent candidate Gaye Symington, Democratic candidate Sam Young, Independent candidate 2008 Category:2008 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial