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2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election
Nominee
John Hoeven
Tim Mathern
Party
Republican
Democratic-NPL
Running mate
Jack Dalrymple
Merle Boucher
Popular vote
235,009
74,279
Percentage
74.4%
23.5%
County resultsHoeven : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Mathern : 50–60%
Governor before election
John Hoeven
Republican
Elected Governor
John Hoeven
Republican
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.[1]
John Hoeven outperformed John McCain , the Republican presidential nominee, by about 21%. McCain defeated Democratic nominee Barack Obama 53%-45% in the statewide presidential election on the same night. As of 2021, this is the last time Sioux County , a county that Obama carried 83%-16%, voted for the Republican candidate.
Candidates [ ]
Republican [ ]
Running mate : Jack Dalrymple , Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Democratic-NPL [ ]
Independent [ ]
Running mate: Dana Brandenberg
General election [ ]
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [2]
Safe R
October 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report [3]
Safe R
November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]
Safe R
November 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics [5]
Safe R
November 4, 2008
Polling [ ]
Source
Date
John Hoeven (R)
Tim Mathern (D)
Rasmussen Reports[6]
September 8, 2008
68%
28%
Rasmussen Reports[6]
July 8, 2008
67%
27%
Results [ ]
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