2008 Utah gubernatorial election

2008 Utah gubernatorial election
November 4, 2008
 
Nominee Jon Huntsman Jr. Bob Springmeyer
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Gary Herbert Josie Valdez
Popular vote 734,049 186,503
Percentage 77.63% 19.72%
County results
Huntsman:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Jon Huntsman Jr.
Republican

The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008.[1] Incumbent Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.

Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

  • Bob Springmeyer, businessman[2]

Libertarian Party

  • Dell Schanze, businessman[2]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report[4] Safe R November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R November 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics[6] Safe R November 4, 2008

Polling

Source Date Jon
Huntsman Jr. (R) 		Bob
Springmeyer (D)
Dan Jones/Deseret News[7] September 8–11, 2008 77% 13%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune[8] August 13–15, 2008 73% 9%
Rasmussen Reports[9] June 25, 2008 66% 19%

Results

2008 Utah gubernatorial election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. (incumbent) 735,049 77.63% +19.89%
Democratic Bob Springmeyer 186,503 19.72% −21.62%
Libertarian Dell Schanze 24,820 2.62%
Write-in Bob Doughton 153 0.02%
Total votes 945,525 100.00%
Majority 547,546 57.91%
Republican hold Swing +41.51%

Results by county

County[10] Jon Huntsman
Republican 		Bob Springmeyer
Demcoratic 		Dell Schanze
Libertarian 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Beaver 2,038 82.34% 386 15.60% 51 2.06% 1,652 66.75% 2,475
Box Elder 16,619 87.98% 1,681 8.90% 589 3.12% 14,938 79.08% 18,889
Cache 34,909 85.30% 4,967 12.14% 1,045 2.55% 29,942 73.16% 40,924[a]
Carbon 4,943 65.14% 2,412 31.79% 233 3.07% 2,531 33.36% 7,588
Daggett 357 80.77% 79 17.87% 6 1.36% 278 62.90% 442
Davis 90,998 82.82% 16,103 14.66% 2,724 2.48% 74,895 68.16% 109,879[b]
Duchesne 4,961 87.30% 586 10.31% 136 2.39% 4,375 76.98% 5,683
Emery 3,418 77.70% 854 19.41% 127 2.89% 2,564 58.29% 4,399
Garfield 1,834 85.66% 251 11.72% 56 2.62% 1,583 73.94% 2,141
Grand 2,505 63.43% 1,295 32.79% 149 3.77% 1,210 30.64% 3,949
Iron 14,060 86.47% 1,702 10.47% 498 3.06% 12,358 76.00% 16,260
Juab 2,464 77.93% 542 17.14% 156 4.93% 1,922 60.78% 3,162
Kane 2,447 78.83% 575 18.52% 82 2.64% 1,872 60.31% 3,104
Millard 3,743 80.08% 676 14.46% 255 5.46% 3,067 65.62% 4,674
Morgan 3,615 87.91% 374 9.10% 123 2.99% 3,241 78.82% 4,112
Piute 662 84.55% 95 12.13% 26 3.32% 567 72.41% 783
Rich 878 89.05% 89 9.03% 19 1.93% 789 80.02% 986
Salt Lake 250,311 69.02% 103,290 28.48% 8,978 2.48% 147,021 40.54% 362,663[c]
San Juan 3,050 60.18% 1,879 37.08% 139 2.74% 1,171 23.11% 5,068
Sanpete 7,125 82.41% 1,182 13.67% 339 3.92% 5,943 68.74% 8,646
Sevier 6,488 82.90% 1,074 13.72% 264 3.37% 5,414 69.18% 7,826
Summit 11,771 70.87% 4,469 26.91% 369 2.22% 7,302 43.96% 16,609
Tooele 13,442 77.91% 3,276 18.99% 536 3.11% 10,166 58.92% 17,254
Uintah 8,697 87.42% 995 10.00% 257 2.58% 7,702 77.41% 9,949
Utah 136,753 87.09% 15,801 10.06% 4,464 2.84% 120,952 77.02% 157,030[d]
Wasatch 6,834 81.13% 1,407 16.70% 182 2.16% 5,427 64.43% 8,423
Washington 41,254 84.47% 6,445 13.20% 1,142 2.34% 34,809 71.27% 48,841
Wayne 1,018 79.41% 234 18.25% 30 2.34% 784 61.15% 1,282
Weber 56,855 78.44% 13,784 19.02% 1,845 2.55% 43,071 59.42% 72,484
Total 734,049 77,63% 186,503 19.72% 24,820 2.62% 547,546 57.91% 945,525

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. ^ Includes 3 write-in votes
  2. ^ Includes 54 write-in votes
  3. ^ Includes 84 write-in votes
  4. ^ Includes 12 write-in votes

References

  1. ^ 2008 Election Dates Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
  2. ^ a b c 2008 Candidates Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
  3. ^ "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "2008 Utah Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Dan Jones/Deseret News
  8. ^ Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
  9. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  10. ^ a b "2008 General Election Canvass". Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  • Utah State Board of Elections
  • Utah Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
  • Utah Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
  • Utah Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
  • Campaign contributions[permanent dead link] from Follow the Money
  • Huntsman (R-i) vs Springmeyer (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
  • Official campaign websites (Archived)
    • Jon Huntsman, Republican incumbent nominee
    • Bob Springmeyer, Democratic nominee
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