2008 Utah gubernatorial election
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The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008.[1] Incumbent Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.
Candidates
[edit | edit source]Republican Party
[edit | edit source]- Jon Huntsman, Jr., incumbent governor[2]
Democratic Party
[edit | edit source]- Bob Springmeyer, businessman[2]
Libertarian Party
[edit | edit source]- Dell Schanze, businessman[2]
General election
[edit | edit source]Predictions
[edit | edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe R | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
[edit | edit source]| Source | Date | Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) |
Bob Springmeyer (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Jones/Deseret News[7] | September 8–11, 2008 | 77% | 13% |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune[8] | August 13–15, 2008 | 73% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports[9] | June 25, 2008 | 66% | 19% |
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Huntsman Jr. (incumbent) | 735,049 | 77.63% | +19.89% | |
| Democratic | Bob Springmeyer | 186,503 | 19.72% | −21.62% | |
| Libertarian | Dell Schanze | 24,820 | 2.62% | ||
| Write-ins | 153 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 547,546 | 57.91% | +41.51% | ||
| Turnout | 945,525 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit | edit source]- Carbon (largest municipality: Price)
- Grand (largest municipality: Moab)
- Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City)
- Summit (largest city: Park City)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 2008 Election Dates Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
- ^ a b c 2008 Candidates Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
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- ^ Dan Jones/Deseret News
- ^ Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
- ^ Rasmussen Reports
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Utah State Board of Elections
- Utah State Board of Elections – Official Results – 2008 General Election
- Utah Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- Utah Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- Utah Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions[permanent dead link] from Follow the Money
- Huntsman (R-i) vs Springmeyer (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Jon Huntsman, Republican incumbent nominee
- Bob Springmeyer, Democratic nominee