2008 Montana gubernatorial election

2008 Montana gubernatorial election

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Nominee Brian Schweitzer Roy Brown Party Democratic Republican Running mate John Bohlinger Steve Daines Popular vote 318,670 158,268 Percentage 65.5% 32.5%

County results Schweitzer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Brian Schweitzer Democratic Elected Governor Brian Schweitzer Democratic

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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. 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 U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• 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
• 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

Results[]

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[]

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

• Stan Jones, business consultant and United States Air Force veteran
  • Michael Baker

General election[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

References[]

External links[]

• Montana Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
• 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