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.[1] 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.
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County results Hoeven: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Mathern: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | October 16, 2008 |
Rothenberg Political Report[3] | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
Real Clear Politics[5] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Source | Date | John Hoeven (R) | Tim Mathern (D) |
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Rasmussen Reports[6] | September 8, 2008 | 68% | 28% |
Rasmussen Reports[6] | July 8, 2008 | 67% | 27% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Hoeven (Incumbent) | 235,009 | 74.44% | +3.19% | |
Democratic–NPL | Tim Mathern | 74,279 | 23.53% | -3.86% | |
Independent | DuWayne Hendrickson | 6,404 | 2.03% | ||
Majority | 160,730 | 50.91% | +7.05% | ||
Turnout | 315,692 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |