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. 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.
In 2022, voters voted in favor of Constitutional Measure 1 to term-limit governors. Doug Burgum, who was in his second term when the measure passed, would have been eligible to run for a third under grandfather clause, but he ultimately chose not to, making this election the last time an incumbent ran for a third consecutive term.
Candidates
Republican
- John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota
- Running mate: Jack Dalrymple, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Democratic-NPL
- Tim Mathern, State Senator
- Running mate: Merle Boucher, State Representative
Independent
- DuWayne Hendrickson
- Running mate: Dana Brandenberg
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Sioux (Largest CDP: Cannon Ball)
References
External links
- Elections and Voting from the North Dakota Secretary of State
- North Dakota Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- North Dakota Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- North Dakota Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from Follow the Money
- Hoeven (R-i) vs. Mathern (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- John Hoeven, Republican incumbent nominee
- Tim Mathern, Democratic-NPL nominee
- Gregg Boyer, Independent candidate
