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The 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a fourth term. The gubernatorial primary took place on September 9, 2008.
Despite Democrat Barack Obama concurrently winning the state in a landslide in the presidential election and carrying every county, Republican Governor Jim Douglas was able to win reelection in a landslide and carried every county in the state himself. Democrats actually came in third, about 200 votes behind Independent candidate Anthony Pollina.
General election
Dates and deadlines
- July 21, 2008—filing (for major parties)
- September 9, 2008—primary election
- September 12, 2008—filing (for third parties)
- October 29, 2008—voter registration deadline for general election
- November 4, 2008—general election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Likely R | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[3] | Likely R | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[5] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Jim Douglas (R) |
Anthony Pollina (I/P) |
Gaye Symington (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCAX[6] | October 28, 2008 | 47% | 23% | 24% |
| Rasmussen[7] | October 10, 2008 | 45% | 25% | 20% |
Results for governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Douglas (incumbent) | 170,492 | 53.4 | −3.0 | |
| Independent | Anthony Pollina | 69,791 | 21.8 | n/a | |
| Democratic | Gaye Symington | 69,534 | 21.7 | −19.5 | |
| Independent | Tony O'Connor | 3,106 | 0.9 | n/a | |
| Independent | Sam Young | 2,490 | 0.7 | n/a | |
| Liberty Union | Pete Diamondstone | 1,710 | 0.5 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Cris Ericson | 1,704 | 0.5 | −0.4 | |
| write-ins | 258 | 0.0 | n/a | ||
| Majority | 100,701 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 319,085 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Windham (largest municipality: Brattleboro)
Results for lieutenant governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Dubie (incumbent) | 171,744 | 55.0 | +3.8 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Costello | 121,953 | 39.1 | −6.4 | |
| Progressive | Richard Kemp | 14,249 | 4.5 | +2.3 | |
| Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 3,639 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
| write-ins | 207 | 0.0 | n/a | ||
| Majority | 49,791 | 15.9 | +10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 311,792 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ 2008 Critical Election Dates Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Vermont Secretary of State
- ^ "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Vermont Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ WCAX
- ^ Rasmussen
External links
- Elections & Campaign Finance Division from the Vermont Secretary of State
- Vermont Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- Vermont Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- Vermont Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions[permanent dead link] from Follow the Money
- Official campaign websites (archived):
- Jim Douglas, Republican incumbent candidate
- Anthony Pollina, Independent candidate
- Gaye Symington, Democratic candidate
- Sam Young, Independent candidate