2008 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 2008 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2008 Utah gubernatorial election Utah presidential no 2004 Utah gubernatorial election 2004 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election 2010 (special) November 4, 2008 1922 File:Dirk Kempthorne and Jon Huntsman (cropped).jpg 150x150px Jon Huntsman Jr. Republican Party (United States) Gary Herbert 734,049 77.63% Bob Springmeyer (cropped).jpg Bob Springmeyer Democratic Party (United States) Josie Valdez 186,503 19.72% 2008 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsHuntsman: #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. Republican Party (United States) Jon Huntsman Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008.2008 Election Dates https://web.archive.org/web/20080625201146/http://elections.utah.gov/electiondates.html 2008-06-25 from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah Incumbent Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze. Candidates Republican Party Jon Huntsman, Jr., incumbent governor2008 Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20080924195702/http://elections.utah.gov/2008Candidates.htm 2008-09-24 from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah Democratic Party Bob Springmeyer, businessman Libertarian Party Dell Schanze, businessman 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 November 3, 2008 December 25, 2021 Safe R November 3, 2008Real Clear PoliticsNovember 4, 2008 2008 Utah Governor Race https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/governor/ut/utah_governor-942.html March 5, 2021 RealClearPoliticsSafe RNovember 4, 2008 Polling Source Date JonHuntsman Jr. (R) BobSpringmeyer (D)Dan Jones/Deseret NewsDan Jones/Deseret News September 8–11, 2008 77% 13%Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake TribuneMason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune August 13–15, 2008 73% 9%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 25, 2008 66% 19% Results 2008 Utah gubernatorial election2008 General Election Canvass https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2008Gen.xls 1 January 2026 Republican Party (United States) Jon Huntsman Jr. (incumbent) 735,049 77.63% +19.89% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Springmeyer 186,503 19.72% -21.62% Libertarian Party (United States) Dell Schanze 24,820 2.62% #DCDCDC Write-in Bob Doughton 153 0.02% 945,525 100.00% 547,546 57.91% Republican Party (United States) +41.51% Results by county County Jon HuntsmanRepublican Bob SpringmeyerDemocratic Dell SchanzeLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Beaver2,03882.34%38615.60%512.06%1,65266.75%2,475Box Elder16,61987.98%1,6818.90%5893.12%14,93879.08%18,889Cache34,90985.30%4,96712.14%1,0452.55%29,94273.16%40,924Includes 3 write-in votesCarbon4,94365.14%2,41231.79%2333.07%2,53133.36%7,588Daggett35780.77%7917.87%61.36%27862.90%442Davis90,99882.82%16,10314.66%2,7242.48%74,89568.16%109,879Includes 54 write-in votesDuchesne4,96187.30%58610.31%1362.39%4,37576.98%5,683Emery3,41877.70%85419.41%1272.89%2,56458.29%4,399Garfield1,83485.66%25111.72%562.62%1,58373.94%2,141Grand2,50563.43%1,29532.79%1493.77%1,21030.64%3,949Iron14,06086.47%1,70210.47%4983.06%12,35876.00%16,260Juab2,46477.93%54217.14%1564.93%1,92260.78%3,162Kane2,44778.83%57518.52%822.64%1,87260.31%3,104Millard3,74380.08%67614.46%2555.46%3,06765.62%4,674Morgan3,61587.91%3749.10%1232.99%3,24178.82%4,112Piute66284.55%9512.13%263.32%56772.41%783Rich87889.05%899.03%191.93%78980.02%986Salt Lake250,31169.02%103,29028.48%8,9782.48%147,02140.54%362,663Includes 84 write-in votesSan Juan3,05060.18%1,87937.08%1392.74%1,17123.11%5,068Sanpete7,12582.41%1,18213.67%3393.92%5,94368.74%8,646Sevier6,48882.90%1,07413.72%2643.37%5,41469.18%7,826Summit11,77170.87%4,46926.91%3692.22%7,30243.96%16,609Tooele13,44277.91%3,27618.99%5363.11%10,16658.92%17,254Uintah8,69787.42%99510.00%2572.58%7,70277.41%9,949Utah136,75387.09%15,80110.06%4,4642.84%120,95277.02%157,030Includes 12 write-in votesWasatch6,83481.13%1,40716.70%1822.16%5,42764.43%8,423Washington41,25484.47%6,44513.20%1,1422.34%34,80971.27%48,841Wayne1,01879.41%23418.25%302.34%78461.15%1,282Weber56,85578.44%13,78419.02%1,8452.55%43,07159.42%72,484Total734,04977,63%186,50319.72%24,8202.62%547,54657.91%945,525 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carbon (largest municipality: Price) Grand (largest municipality: Moab) Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City) Summit (largest city: Park City) Notes References External links Utah State Board of Elections Utah Governor candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081023132305/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=UT October 23, 2008 at Project Vote Smart Utah Governor race from OurCampaigns.com Utah Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributionsMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes from Follow the Money Huntsman (R-i) vs Springmeyer (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com Official campaign websites (Archived) Jon Huntsman, Republican incumbent nominee Bob Springmeyer, Democratic nominee Utah Gubernatorial 2008