2008Final results
2008 election for Montana Governor
Governor · Montana
Brian Schweitzer (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Roy Brown (R) by 33.6 points.
Brian SchweitzerDemocrat · winner
66.8%318,670
Roy BrownRepublican
33.2%158,268
476,938 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET