2008Final results
2008 election for Utah Governor
Governor · Utah
Jon Huntsman Jr (R) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Springmeyer (D) by 59.5 points.
Jon Huntsman JrRepublican · winner
79.7%734,049
Bob SpringmeyerDemocrat
20.3%186,503
920,552 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