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 County results Hoeven: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Mathern: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008 for the post ofGovernor of North Dakota. IncumbentRepublican governorJohn Hoeven was easily reelected again, defeatingDemocratic-NPL challengerTim Mathern. The primaries took place on June 10, 2008.[1] John Hoeven outperformedJohn McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, by about 21%. McCain defeated Democratic nomineeBarack Obama 53%–45% inthe concurrent presidential election.
In 2022, voters voted in favor ofConstitutional 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 undergrandfather clause, but he ultimately chose not to, making this election the last time an incumbent ran for a third consecutive term.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[3] | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[5] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
| Source | Date | John Hoeven (R) | Tim Mathern (D) |
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| Rasmussen Reports[6] | September 8, 2008 | 68% | 28% |
| Rasmussen Reports[6] | July 8, 2008 | 67% | 27% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John Hoeven (Incumbent) | 235,009 | 74.44% | +3.19% | |
| Democratic–NPL | Tim Mathern | 74,279 | 23.53% | −3.86% | |
| Independent | DuWayne Hendrickson | 6,404 | 2.03% | ||
| Majority | 160,730 | 50.91% | +7.05% | ||
| Turnout | 315,692 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
