2008Final results
2008 election for North Dakota Governor
Governor · North Dakota
John Hoeven (R) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Tim Mathern (D) by 52.0 points.
John HoevenRepublican · winner
76.0%235,009
Tim MathernDemocrat
24.0%74,279
309,288 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