2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election

none related races 2008 United States gubernatorial elections January 2018 January 2025 September 2023 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election North Dakota presidential no 2004 North Dakota gubernatorial election 2004 2012 North Dakota gubernatorial election 2012 November 4, 2008 File:John Hoeven.jpg 150x150px John Hoeven Republican Party (United States) Jack Dalrymple 235,009 74.44% 3x4.svg Tim Mathern North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Merle Boucher 74,279 23.53% 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHoeven: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Mathern: #7996e2 50–60% Governor John Hoeven Republican Party (United States) John Hoeven Republican Party (United States) The 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor John Hoeven was easily reelected again, defeating Democratic-NPL challenger Tim Mathern. The primaries took place on June 10, 2008.http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/pdf/election-calendar-2008.pdf Secretary of State Nd.gov 5 January 2018 In this election, Hoeven outperformed John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, by about 21%; McCain defeated Democratic nominee Barack Obama 53%–45% in the concurrent presidential election. In 2022, voters voted in favor of Constitutional Measure 1 to term-limit governors. Doug Burgum, who was in his second term when the measure passed, would have been eligible to run for a third under grandfather clause, but he ultimately chose not to, making 2008 the last time an incumbent ran for a third consecutive term. Candidates Republican John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota Running mate: Jack Dalrymple, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota Democratic-NPL Tim Mathern, State Senator Running mate: Merle Boucher, State Representative Independent DuWayne Hendrickson Running mate: Dana Brandenberg 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 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 Safe 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 3 November 2008 December 25, 2021 Safe R November 3, 2008Real Clear PoliticsNovember 4, 2008 Dakota Governor Race https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/governor/nd/north_dakota_governor-941.html March 5, 2021 RealClearPoliticsSafe RNovember 4, 2008 Polling Source Date John Hoeven (R) Tim Mathern (D) Rasmussen Reportshttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_governor_elections/north_dakota/election_2008_north_dakota_governor/ Rasmussen Reports: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election. 2008-07-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080711221418/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_governor_elections/north_dakota/election_2008_north_dakota_governor 2008-07-11 September 8, 2008 68% 28% Rasmussen Reports July 8, 2008 67% 27% Results North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2008http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?electionDate=11042008&searchType=STATE&officeElectionNo=1390&cmd=Search&showMap=N&resultType=Governor%20and%20Lt.%20Governor&legislativeDistrictNo=&judicialDistrictNo=&countyNo=&showJudDistricts=Y ND Secretary of State Election Management System – Statewide Election Results 2011-05-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110728111043/http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?electionDate=11042008&searchType=STATE&officeElectionNo=1390&cmd=Search&showMap=N&resultType=Governor%20and%20Lt.%20Governor&legislativeDistrictNo=&judicialDistrictNo=&countyNo=&showJudDistricts=Y 2011-07-28 Republican Party (United States) John Hoeven (Incumbent) Jack Dalrymple (Incumbent) 235,009 74.44 3.19 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Tim Mathern Merle Boucher 74,279 23.53 3.86 Independent politician DuWayne Hendrickson Dana Brandenberg 6,404 2.03 N/A 160,730 50.91 7.05 315,692 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball) References External links Elections and Voting from the North Dakota Secretary of State North Dakota Governor candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081025042310/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=ND October 25, 2008 at Project Vote Smart North Dakota Governor race from OurCampaigns.com North Dakota Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributionsMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes from Follow the Money Hoeven (R-i) vs. Mathern (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com Official campaign websites (Archived) John Hoeven, Republican incumbent nominee Tim Mathern, Democratic-NPL nominee Gregg Boyer, Independent candidate Category:2008 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial 2008