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Election 2008 Results

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2008 Montana governor election

Brian Schweitzer (Democrat) beat Roy Brown (Republican) in Montana in 2008, 65.5% to 32.5%, a margin of 33.0 points and 160,402 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2004, when Brian Schweitzer also won.

Democrats led in 49 of the 56 counties and Republicans in 7. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 70,200 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.4 points. The closest was McCone, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Brian Schweitzer won Democratic 318,670 65.5%
Roy Brown Republican 158,268 32.5%
All other candidates 9,796 2.0%
Total486,734

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 44,107 62.8% 24,883 35.4% 1,210 70,200 D+27.4
Missoula 44,558 76.4% 12,577 21.6% 1,213 58,348 D+54.8
Gallatin 29,541 62.3% 16,879 35.6% 961 47,381 D+26.7
Flathead 24,998 57.9% 17,060 39.5% 1,092 43,150 D+18.4
Cascade 25,269 71.4% 9,568 27.0% 554 35,391 D+44.4
Lewis and Clark 22,544 69.0% 9,509 29.1% 617 32,670 D+39.9
Ravalli 13,237 60.4% 8,267 37.7% 424 21,928 D+22.7
Silver Bow 14,103 82.8% 2,665 15.7% 256 17,024 D+67.2
Lake 9,319 67.5% 4,126 29.9% 368 13,813 D+37.6
Lincoln 5,116 56.1% 3,711 40.7% 289 9,116 D+15.4
Park 5,590 63.4% 3,023 34.3% 202 8,815 D+29.1
Hill 4,983 75.0% 1,538 23.1% 124 6,645 D+51.8
Jefferson 3,858 61.2% 2,328 36.9% 122 6,308 D+24.3
Fergus 3,209 51.7% 2,890 46.5% 111 6,210 D+5.1
Sanders 3,426 59.2% 2,199 38.0% 166 5,791 D+21.2
Carbon 3,669 64.0% 1,961 34.2% 103 5,733 D+29.8
Custer 3,353 61.9% 1,964 36.3% 96 5,413 D+25.7
Big Horn 3,724 71.3% 1,400 26.8% 96 5,220 D+44.5
Deer Lodge 4,419 85.8% 650 12.6% 84 5,153 D+73.1
Glacier 3,898 78.7% 946 19.1% 107 4,951 D+59.6
Beaverhead 2,534 53.7% 2,089 44.2% 99 4,722 D+9.4
Stillwater 2,654 57.2% 1,891 40.8% 93 4,638 D+16.5
Madison 2,529 55.8% 1,902 41.9% 104 4,535 D+13.8
Richland 2,362 52.7% 2,037 45.5% 80 4,479 D+7.3
Dawson 2,576 58.1% 1,777 40.1% 83 4,436 D+18.0
Roosevelt 3,169 77.1% 866 21.1% 76 4,111 D+56.0
Valley 2,590 66.4% 1,243 31.9% 66 3,899 D+34.5
Rosebud 2,661 69.8% 1,075 28.2% 75 3,811 D+41.6
Teton 1,973 59.9% 1,253 38.1% 66 3,292 D+21.9
Blaine 2,242 76.9% 622 21.3% 52 2,916 D+55.6
Pondera 1,818 63.3% 1,016 35.4% 40 2,874 D+27.9
Chouteau 1,887 66.0% 920 32.2% 52 2,859 D+33.8
Powell 1,716 61.0% 1,036 36.8% 62 2,814 D+24.2
Musselshell 1,109 48.3% 1,117 48.7% 69 2,295 R+0.3
Toole 1,203 56.4% 879 41.2% 50 2,132 D+15.2
Phillips 1,223 57.9% 823 39.0% 65 2,111 D+18.9
Sweet Grass 898 43.5% 1,130 54.8% 35 2,063 R+11.2
Sheridan 1,353 67.7% 611 30.6% 35 1,999 D+37.1
Mineral 1,277 64.0% 659 33.0% 59 1,995 D+31.0
Granite 1,026 60.2% 631 37.0% 47 1,704 D+23.2
Fallon 696 50.0% 668 48.0% 28 1,392 D+2.0
Judith Basin 705 57.0% 498 40.3% 33 1,236 D+16.7
McCone 538 49.5% 533 49.1% 15 1,086 D+0.5
Broadwater 600 55.9% 452 42.1% 21 1,073 D+13.8
Daniels 601 56.5% 441 41.5% 21 1,063 D+15.1
Powder River 349 34.7% 631 62.7% 27 1,007 R+28.0
Liberty 625 62.9% 348 35.0% 21 994 D+27.9
Wheatland 509 51.9% 454 46.3% 18 981 D+5.6
Meagher 468 48.9% 473 49.4% 17 958 R+0.5
Prairie 369 50.3% 347 47.3% 17 733 D+3.0
Garfield 270 37.4% 436 60.4% 16 722 R+23.0
Carter 254 35.6% 443 62.1% 16 713 R+26.5
Wibaux 318 57.8% 223 40.5% 9 550 D+17.3
Golden Valley 257 51.8% 228 46.0% 11 496 D+5.8
Treasure 251 51.4% 221 45.3% 16 488 D+6.1
Petroleum 139 46.8% 151 50.8% 7 297 R+4.0

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Montana governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Greg Gianforte (R) R+20.2
2020 Greg Gianforte (R) R+12.9
2016 Steve Bullock (D) D+3.9
2012 Steve Bullock (D) D+1.6
2008 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+33.0
2004 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+4.4
2000 Judy Martz (R) R+3.9
1996 Marc Racicot (R) R+58.3
1992 Marc Racicot (R) R+2.7
1988 Stan Stephens (R) R+5.8
1984 Ted Schwinden (D) D+43.9
1980 Ted Schwinden (D) D+10.7
1976 Thomas Lee Judge (D) D+25.1
1972 Thomas L. Judge (D) D+8.2
1968 Forrest H. Anderson (D) D+12.2
1964 Tim M. Babcock (R) R+2.6
1960 Donald G. Nutter (R) R+10.2
1956 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+2.7
1952 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+1.9
1948 John W. Bonner (D) D+11.9
1944 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+13.2
1940 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+2.0
1936 Roy E. Ayers (D) D+2.9
1932 John E. Erickson (D) D+1.8
1928 John E. Erickson (D) D+17.7
1924 John E. Erickson (D) D+8.4
1920 Joseph M. Dixon (R) R+19.5
1916 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+5.3
1912 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+3.0
1908 Edwin L. Norris (D) D+2.2
1904 Joseph Toole (D) D+12.8
1900 Joseph Toole (D) D+13.7
1896 Robert Burns Smith (D) D+42.0
1892 John E. Rickards (R) R+1.2
1889 Joseph K. Toole (D) D+1.9