2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election

2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Hoeven Tim Mathern
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Running mate Jack Dalrymple Merle Boucher
Popular vote 235,009 74,279
Percentage 74.4% 23.5%

County results
Hoeven:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mathern:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Hoeven
Republican

Elected Governor

John Hoeven
Republican

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.

  1. ^ "Secretary of State" (PDF). Nd.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

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