United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2008

Elections in Montana

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters will select a single representative for the At-large District (map), who will run on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Representative Denny Rehberg is seeking re-election; he was originally elected in 2000 with 52% of the vote. He is currently serving as a member of U.S. House of Representatives and was formerly a Billings area rancher, state legislator (1984–90) and Montana Lieutenant Governor (1991–96).

Contents

Match-up summary

District Incumbent 2008 Status Democratic Republican Libertarian
At-large Denny Rehberg Re-election John Driscoll Denny Rehberg Mike Fellows

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic John Driscoll 70,176 49.23%
Democratic Jim Hunt 59,768 41.93%
Democratic Robert Candee 12,598 8.84%
Totals 142,542 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Party primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Max Rehberg (inc.) 90,492 100.00%
Totals 90,492 100.00%

General Election

Results

Montana At-large congressional district election, 2008[3]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Denny Rehberg (inc.) 308,470 64.14%
Democratic John Driscoll 155,930 32.42%
Libertarian Mike Fellows 16,500 3.43%
Totals 480,900 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2008/primary/2008_State_Primary.pdf
  2. ^ http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2008/primary/2008_State_Primary.pdf
  3. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateMT

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