2008 Montana gubernatorial election

none related races 2008 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2008 Montana gubernatorial election Montana presidential no 2004 Montana gubernatorial election 2004 2012 Montana gubernatorial election 2012 November 4, 2008 File:Brian Schweitzer official photo.jpg 150x150px Brian Schweitzer Democratic Party (United States) John Bohlinger 318,670 65.47% 3x4.svg Roy Brown Republican Party (United States) Steve Daines 158,268 32.52% 2008 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSchweitzer: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Brown: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Brian Schweitzer Democratic Party (United States) Brian Schweitzer Democratic Party (United States) 74.5%3.1https://sosmt.gov/elections/voter-turnout/ Montana Voter Turnout Montana Secretary of State 2022-05-26 The 2008 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who was elected to his first four-year term in 2004, was elected to a second term with 65.5% of the vote, despite John McCain narrowly carrying the state during the concurrent presidential election. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger, a Republican who was once again Schweitzer's running mate, was reelected to a second term. The Republican nominee was Roy Brown, a member of the Montana Senate. Brown's running mate was businessman Steve Daines, a future member of both chambers of Congress. Democratic primary Candidates William Fischer, small businessman involved in the logging industry in Lakeside, Montana Steve White, small business owner in the telecommunications industry in Kalispell, Montana Don Pogreba, Shelby native, English and debate teacher at Helena High School Jason Neiffer, Great Falls native, history teacher at Capital High School Brian Schweitzer, incumbent governor of Montana, 2000 U.S. Senate nominee and rancher John Bohlinger, incumbent lieutenant governor of Montana and former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate Results Democratic primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2008/primary/2008_State_Primary.pdf 2008 Statewide Primary Canvass - June 3rd, 2008 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508125323/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/2000s/2008/primary/2008_State_Primary.pdf May 8, 2013 dead mdy-all Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 159,820 91.30 William Fischer Democratic Party (United States) 9,865 5.64 Donald Pogreba Democratic Party (United States) 5,358 3.06 175,043 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Roy Brown, businessman, member of the Montana Senate and former majority leader of the Montana House of Representatives Steve Daines, businessman Larry H. Steele, 2007 candidate for mayor of Great Falls and 2006 candidate for the Montana House of Representatives Harold Luce Primary results Republican primary results Roy Brown Republican Party (United States) 65,883 80.81 Larry Steele Republican Party (United States) 15,643 19.19 81,526 100.00 Libertarian primary Candidates Stan Jones, business consultant and United States Air Force veteran Michael Baker General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttps://cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings 2008 Governor Race ratings The Cook Political Report en March 4, 2021Safe DOctober 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 Safe D 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 D November 3, 2008Real Clear PoliticsNovember 4, 2008 2008 Montana Governor Race https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/governor/mt/montana_governor-579.html March 5, 2021 RealClearPoliticsSafe DNovember 4, 2008 Polling Poll source Dates administered BrianSchweitzer (D) RoyBrown (R) StanJones (L)Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 2, 2008 62% 36% –Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 1, 2008 56% 41% –The Mellman Group (D)The Mellman Group (D) September 16–18, 2008 63% 24% –Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 29, 2008 56% 32% 3%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 30, 2008 61% 32% 3%Mason Dixon/Lee NewspapersMason Dixon/Lee Newspapers May 19–21, 2008 55% 30% –Mason Dixon/Lee NewspapersMason Dixon/Lee Newspapers December 17–19, 2007 55% 30% – Results 2008 Montana gubernatorial electionhttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2008/results/2008_State_General.pdf 2008 Statewide General Canvass - November 4th, 2008 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115412/http://sos.mt.gov/elections/archives/2000s/2008/results/2008_State_General.pdf March 4, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Schweitzer (incumbent) 318,670 65.47% +15.04% Republican Party (United States) Roy Brown 158,268 32.52% -13.50% Libertarian Party (United States) Stan Jones 9,796 2.01% +0.35% 486,734 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Beaverhead (largest city: Dillon) Broadwater (largest city: Townsend) Custer (largest city: Miles City) Daniels (largest city: Scobey) Fallon (largest city: Baker) Fergus (largest city: Lewistown) Flathead (largest city: Kalispell) Golden Valley (largest city: Ryegate) Granite (largest city: Philipsburg) Jefferson (largest city: Clancy) Judith Basin (largest city: Stanford) Liberty (largest city: Chester) Lincoln (largest city: Libby) Madison (largest city: Ennis) McCone (largest city: Circle) Phillips (largest city: Malta) Pondera (largest city: Conrad) Powell (largest city: Deer Lodge) Prairie (largest city: Terry) Ravalli (largest city: Hamilton) Richland (largest city: Sidney) Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip) Dawson (largest city: Glendive) Mineral (largest city: Superior) Gallatin (largest city: Bozeman) Chouteau (largest municipality: Fort Benton) Sanders (largest city: Thompson Falls) Stillwater (largest city: Columbus) Teton (largest city: Choteau) Toole (largest city: Shelby) Wheatland (largest city: Harlowton) Wibaux (largest city: Wibaux) References External links Campaign contributions from Follow the Money Brown (R) vs Schweitzer (D-i) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com Roy Brown for Governor Brian Schweitzer for Governor 2008 Montana Gubernatorial Category:November 2008 in the United States