2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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.

Candidates

Republican

• John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota

• Running mate: Jack Dalrymple, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Democratic-NPL

• Tim Mathern, State Senator

• Running mate: Merle Boucher, State Representative

Independent

• DuWayne Hendrickson

• Running mate: Dana Brandenberg

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)

References

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