Utah gubernatorial election, 2008

Utah gubernatorial election, 2008

November 4, 2008

Nominee Jon Huntsman, Jr. Bob Springmeyer Party Republican Party Democratic Party Running mate Gary Herbert Josie Valdez Popular vote 734,049 186,503 Percentage 77.6% 19.7%

County Results

Governor before election Jon Huntsman, Jr. Republican Party Elected Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. Republican Party

The Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. was challenged by Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.

Dates and deadlines

June 24, 2008 – Primary elections.

November 4, 2008 – General election.

Candidates

Republican Party

• Jon Huntsman, Jr., Current Governor

Democratic Party

• Bob Springmeyer, businessman

Libertarian Party

• Dell Schanze, businessman

Polling

Source	Date	Jon Huntsman (R)	Bob Springmeyer (D)
Dan Jones/Deseret News	September 8–11, 2008	77%	13%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune	August 13–15, 2008	73%	9%
Rasmussen Reports	June 25, 2008	66%	19%

General election

Election Results

Utah gubernatorial election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jon Huntsman (inc.)	735,049	77.63%	+19.89%
	Democratic	Bob Springmeyer	186,503	19.72%	-21.62%
	Libertarian	Dell Schanze	24,820	2.62%
	Write-ins		153	0.02%
Majority			547,546	57.91%	+41.51%
Turnout			945,525
	Republican hold		Swing

External links

• Utah State Board of Elections
• Utah State Board of Elections – Official Results – 2008 General Election
• Utah Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Utah Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
• Utah Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from Follow the Money
• Huntsman (R-i) vs Springmeyer (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
• Official campaign websites
  • Jon Huntsman, Republican incumbent nominee
  • Bob Springmeyer, Democratic nominee