2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana Montana presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Montana 2010 November 4, 2008 File:Denny Rehberg, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg 150x150px Denny Rehberg Republican Party (United States) 308,470 64.14% Democrat Precinct 14 Committeeman John Brian Driscoll at age 75 (cropped).jpg John Driscoll Democratic Party (United States) 155,930 32.42% 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana results map by county.svg County resultsRehberg: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Driscoll: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg Republican Party (United States) Denny Rehberg Republican Party (United States) The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a single representative for the MT AL C (map), who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Representative Denny Rehberg sought re-election; he was originally elected in 2000 with 52% of the vote. He was formerly a Billings area rancher, state legislator (1984–90) and Montana lieutenant governor (1991–97). Concurrently, Democrats won all elections for statewide elected offices, including incumbent Governor Brian Schweitzer who won a landslide 65.47% of the vote. In other federal races, incumbent Senator Max Baucus won a landslide victory in the concurrent senate election against perennial candidate Bob Kelleher; while Barack Obama lost the state in the concurrent presidential election, he lost by a narrow 2.48% margin, winning 47.11% of the vote, the highest since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. However, Rehberg bucked the trend and comfortably won re-election with 64.1% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Robert Candee, perennial candidate John Driscoll, former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1978 Jim Hunt, attorney Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2008/primary/2008_State_Primary.pdf Archived copy 2011-05-09 2013-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508125323/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/2000s/2008/primary/2008_State_Primary.pdf dead John Driscoll Democratic Party (United States) 70,176 49.23 Jim Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 59,768 41.93 Robert Candee Democratic Party (United States) 12,598 8.84 142,542 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. congressman Results Republican Party primary results Denny Rehberg (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 90,492 100.00 90,492 100.00 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php House: Race Ratings The Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112035/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php 6 November 2008Safe R November 6, 2008 Rothenberg2008 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 2 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106133426/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html 6 November 2008Safe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball2008 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2008 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106144620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ 6 November 2008Safe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 9 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217170047/http://www.realclearpolitics.com:80/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html 17 December 2008 7 November 2008Safe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054801/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 6 November 2008Safe R November 6, 2008 Results Montana at-large congressional district election, 2008http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateMT Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Party (United States) Denny Rehberg (incumbent) 308,470 64.14 Democratic Party (United States) John Driscoll 155,930 32.42 Libertarian Party (United States) Mike Fellows 16,500 3.43 480,900 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Missoula (largest city: Missoula) Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip) Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point) References External links 2008 Election Information from the Montana Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Montana at Project Vote Smart Montana U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions for Montana congressional races from OpenSecrets District 01 Election 2008 full coverage from The Missoulian 2006 elections United States House elections in Montana2008 2010 elections 2008 Montana United States House of Representatives