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2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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FieldValue
election_name2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
countryMontana
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
previous_year2006
next_election2010 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
next_year2010
election_dateNovember 4, 2008
image1File:Denny Rehberg, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Denny Rehberg**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**308,470**
percentage1**64.14%**
image2Democrat Precinct 14 Committeeman John Brian Driscoll at age 75 (cropped).jpg
nominee2John Driscoll
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2155,930
percentage232.42%
map_imageMontana's at-large congressional district election, 2008 results by county.svg
map_captionCounty results
**Rehberg:**
**Driscoll:**
titleU.S. Representative
before_electionDenny Rehberg
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionDenny Rehberg
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Rehberg:
Driscoll:

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a single representative for the (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

  • John Driscoll, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1978
  • Jim Hunt, attorney
  • Robert Candee, perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 6, 2008
RothenbergNovember 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 6, 2008
Real Clear PoliticsNovember 7, 2008
CQ PoliticsNovember 6, 2008

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Missoula (Largest city: Missoula)
  • Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip)
  • Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)

References

References

  1. "Archived copy".
  2. "Archived copy".
  3. (6 November 2006). "2008 Competitive House Race Chart". [[The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.
  4. (2 November 2006). "2008 House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
  5. (6 November 2008). "2008 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball.
  6. (7 November 2008). "Battle for the House of Representatives". Real Clear Politics.
  7. "Race Ratings Chart: House". Congressional Quarterly Inc.
  8. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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