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2008 Utah gubernatorial election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Utah gubernatorial election |
| country | Utah |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2004 Utah gubernatorial election |
| previous_year | 2004 |
| next_election | 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election |
| next_year | 2010 (special) |
| election_date | November 4, 2008 |
| flag_year | 1922 |
| image1 | File:Dirk Kempthorne and Jon Huntsman (cropped).jpg |
| image_size | x150px |
| nominee1 | **Jon Huntsman Jr.** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| running_mate1 | **Gary Herbert** |
| popular_vote1 | **734,049** |
| percentage1 | **77.63%** |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Bob Springmeyer |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| running_mate2 | Josie Valdez |
| popular_vote2 | 186,503 |
| percentage2 | 19.72% |
| map_image | 2008 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 230px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Huntsman**: | |
| title | Governor |
| before_election | Jon Huntsman Jr. |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Jon Huntsman Jr. |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Huntsman:
The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008. 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 governor
Democratic Party
- Bob Springmeyer, businessman
Libertarian Party
- Dell Schanze, businessman
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | October 16, 2008 | |
| Rothenberg Political Report | November 2, 2008 | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 3, 2008 | |
| Real Clear Politics | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Jon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsman Jr. (R) | Bob | |||
| Springmeyer (D) | ||||
| Dan Jones/Deseret News | September 8–11, 2008 | **77%** | 13% | |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | August 13–15, 2008 | **73%** | 9% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 25, 2008 | **66%** | 19% |
Results
Results by county
| County | Jon Huntsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Springmeyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demcoratic | Dell Schanze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Libertarian | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 734,049 | 77,63% | 186,503 | 19.72% | 24,820 | 2.62% | 547,546 | 57.91% | 945,525 | |||||||||||||
| Beaver | 2,038 | 82.34% | 386 | 15.60% | 51 | 2.06% | 1,652 | 66.75% | 2,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Box Elder | 16,619 | 87.98% | 1,681 | 8.90% | 589 | 3.12% | 14,938 | 79.08% | 18,889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cache | 34,909 | 85.30% | 4,967 | 12.14% | 1,045 | 2.55% | 29,942 | 73.16% | 40,924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 4,943 | 65.14% | 2,412 | 31.79% | 233 | 3.07% | 2,531 | 33.36% | 7,588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daggett | 357 | 80.77% | 79 | 17.87% | 6 | 1.36% | 278 | 62.90% | 442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis | 90,998 | 82.82% | 16,103 | 14.66% | 2,724 | 2.48% | 74,895 | 68.16% | 109,879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duchesne | 4,961 | 87.30% | 586 | 10.31% | 136 | 2.39% | 4,375 | 76.98% | 5,683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emery | 3,418 | 77.70% | 854 | 19.41% | 127 | 2.89% | 2,564 | 58.29% | 4,399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garfield | 1,834 | 85.66% | 251 | 11.72% | 56 | 2.62% | 1,583 | 73.94% | 2,141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand | 2,505 | 63.43% | 1,295 | 32.79% | 149 | 3.77% | 1,210 | 30.64% | 3,949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iron | 14,060 | 86.47% | 1,702 | 10.47% | 498 | 3.06% | 12,358 | 76.00% | 16,260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juab | 2,464 | 77.93% | 542 | 17.14% | 156 | 4.93% | 1,922 | 60.78% | 3,162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kane | 2,447 | 78.83% | 575 | 18.52% | 82 | 2.64% | 1,872 | 60.31% | 3,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millard | 3,743 | 80.08% | 676 | 14.46% | 255 | 5.46% | 3,067 | 65.62% | 4,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan | 3,615 | 87.91% | 374 | 9.10% | 123 | 2.99% | 3,241 | 78.82% | 4,112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Piute | 662 | 84.55% | 95 | 12.13% | 26 | 3.32% | 567 | 72.41% | 783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rich | 878 | 89.05% | 89 | 9.03% | 19 | 1.93% | 789 | 80.02% | 986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Lake | 250,311 | 69.02% | 103,290 | 28.48% | 8,978 | 2.48% | 147,021 | 40.54% | 362,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Juan | 3,050 | 60.18% | 1,879 | 37.08% | 139 | 2.74% | 1,171 | 23.11% | 5,068 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanpete | 7,125 | 82.41% | 1,182 | 13.67% | 339 | 3.92% | 5,943 | 68.74% | 8,646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sevier | 6,488 | 82.90% | 1,074 | 13.72% | 264 | 3.37% | 5,414 | 69.18% | 7,826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summit | 11,771 | 70.87% | 4,469 | 26.91% | 369 | 2.22% | 7,302 | 43.96% | 16,609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tooele | 13,442 | 77.91% | 3,276 | 18.99% | 536 | 3.11% | 10,166 | 58.92% | 17,254 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uintah | 8,697 | 87.42% | 995 | 10.00% | 257 | 2.58% | 7,702 | 77.41% | 9,949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 136,753 | 87.09% | 15,801 | 10.06% | 4,464 | 2.84% | 120,952 | 77.02% | 157,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wasatch | 6,834 | 81.13% | 1,407 | 16.70% | 182 | 2.16% | 5,427 | 64.43% | 8,423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 41,254 | 84.47% | 6,445 | 13.20% | 1,142 | 2.34% | 34,809 | 71.27% | 48,841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 1,018 | 79.41% | 234 | 18.25% | 30 | 2.34% | 784 | 61.15% | 1,282 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber | 56,855 | 78.44% | 13,784 | 19.02% | 1,845 | 2.55% | 43,071 | 59.42% | 72,484 |
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
References
- [http://elections.utah.gov/electiondates.html 2008 Election Dates] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-06-25 from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah)
- [http://elections.utah.gov/2008Candidates.htm 2008 Candidates] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-09-24 from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah)
- "2008 Governor Race ratings".
- "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
- (November 3, 2008). "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election".
- (November 4, 2008). "2008 Utah Governor Race". [[RealClearPolitics]].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080913135435/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700258344,00.html Dan Jones/Deseret News]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080911194626/http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=8864764&nav=menu554_2_3 Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080626130459/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_governor_elections/utah/election_2008_utah_governor Rasmussen Reports]
- "2008 General Election Canvass".
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