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The 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 4 November 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. John 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've been eligible to run for a third under grandfather clause, but ultimately chose not to, making this election the last time an incumbent ran for a third consecutive term.
Candidates
Republican
Democratic-NPL
- Running mate: Merle Boucher, State Representative
Independent
- DuWayne Hendrickson
- Running mate: Dana Brandenberg
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
| Source | Date | John Hoeven (R) | Tim Mathern (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | September 8, 2008 | 68% | 28% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 8, 2008 | 67% | 27% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Hoeven (Incumbent) | 235,009 | 74.44% | +3.19% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Tim Mathern | 74,279 | 23.53% | −3.86% | |
| Independent | DuWayne Hendrickson | 6,404 | 2.03% | ||
| Majority | 160,730 | 50.91% | +7.05% | ||
| Turnout | 315,692 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)
References
- "Secretary of State" (PDF). Nd.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- "Dakota Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Rasmussen Reports: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election". Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- "ND Secretary of State Election Management System – Statewide Election Results". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
External links
- Elections and Voting from the North Dakota Secretary of State
- North Dakota Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- North Dakota Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- North Dakota Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions 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