2008 Montana gubernatorial election

The 2008 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. stateofMontana. Incumbent governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who was elected to his first four-year term in 2004, was elected to a second term with 65.5% of the vote. Incumbent lieutenant governor John Bohlinger, a Republican who was once again Schweitzer's running mate, was reelected to a second term. The Republican nominee was Roy Brown, a member of the Montana Senate. Brown's running mate was businessman Steve Daines, a future U.S. Representative and a future U.S. Senator.

2008 Montana gubernatorial election

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Turnout	74.5%3.1[1]
Nominee Brian Schweitzer Roy Brown Party Democratic Republican Running mate John Bohlinger Steve Daines Popular vote 318,670 158,268 Percentage 65.5% 32.5%
County results Schweitzer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election Brian Schweitzer Democratic Elected Governor Brian Schweitzer Democratic

• 1 Democratic primary
  • 1.1 Candidates
  • 1.2 Results
• 2 Republican primary
  • 2.1 Candidates
  • 2.2 Primary results
• 3 Libertarian primary
  • 3.1 Candidates
• 4 General election
  • 4.1 Predictions
  • 4.2 Polling
  • 4.3 Results
    • 4.3.1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
• 5 References
• 6 External links

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