Montana gubernatorial election, 2008
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The 2008 gubernatorial election for Montana will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, and will select a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, who run together on a ticket. Incumbent Governor Brian Schweitzer and Lt. Governor John Bohlinger are seeking re-election; they were elected in 2004 with 50.4% of the vote. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on June 3, in which, incumbent governor Brian Schweitzer won for the Democrats and state senator Roy Brown won for the Republicans.[1] They will now go on to face each other and Libertarian Stan Jones in the November gubernatiorial election.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democratic Party
- Brian Schweitzer, incumbent Governor, 2000 Senate nominee and rancher
- John Bohlinger, Schweitzer's running mate and a former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives
[edit] Also Ran
- William (Bill) Fischer, currently small businessman working in the Excavating and Logging Industry in Lakeside, MT; and also involved in international ministry with orphans, miracle crusades, and pastors' conferences
- Steve White, Fischer's running mate and small business owner in the Telecommunications Industry in Kalispell, MT; also involved in the same international ministry as Bill
- Don Pogreba, current High School teacher at Helena High School
- Jason Neiffer, Great Falls native, also a High School educator, teaches at Capital High School
[edit] Republican Party
- Roy Brown, businessman, State Senator, and former Majority Leader in the Montana House of Representatives
- Steve Daines, businessman and Brown's running mate
[edit] Also Ran
- Larry H. Steele, 2007 candidate for Mayor of Great Falls and 2006 candidate for the Montana House of Representatives
- Harold Luce, Steele's running mate
[edit] Libertarian Party
- Stan Jones - Business Consultant, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate
- Michael Baker, Jones's running mate
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Schweitzer (D) | Replace with a Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missoulian | June 25-27, 2007 | 57% | 32% |
[edit] Election Results
[edit] Democratic Primary
Unofficial results [2]:
| 2008 Montana Governor Democratic primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brian Schweitzer John Bohlinger |
159,199 | 91.3 | ||
| Democratic | William Fischer Steve White |
9,814 | 5.6 | ||
| Democratic | Don Pogebra Jason Neiffer |
5,307 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 174,320 | ||||
[edit] Republican Primary
Unofficial results [3]:
| 2008 Montana Governor Republican primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Roy Brown Steve Daines |
65,634 | 80.8 | ||
| Republican | Larry Steele Harold Luce |
15,549 | 19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 81,183 | ||||
[edit] General Election
| 2008 Montana Governor general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brian Schweitzer John Bohlinger |
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| Republican | Roy Brown Steve Daines |
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| Libertarian | Stan Jones Michael Baker |
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[edit] External links
Newspaper articles:
- [Would-be governor prays for Montana http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/05/14/news/state/28-candidates_s.txt]
- [Montana Primaries http://leaderadvertiser.com/articles/2008/04/03/columns/columns01.txt]
- 2008 Election Information from the Montana Secretary of State website
- Election 2008 full coverage from The Missoulian
- Official campaign websites
