2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Governors election results
Every Governors race in the 2008 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races11
Changed party1
Unopposed0%0 races
Governors
D 7 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Jack Markell (D) | 35.6 | |
| Indiana | Mitch Daniels (R) | 18.2 | |
| Missouri | Jay W. Nixon (D) | 16.9 | Flipped |
| Montana | Brian Schweitzer (D) | 33.6 | |
| New Hampshire | John Lynch (D) | 43.5 | |
| North Carolina | Bev Perdue (D) | 3.5 | |
| North Dakota | John Hoeven (R) | 52.0 | |
| Utah | Jon Huntsman Jr (R) | 59.5 | |
| Vermont | Jim Douglas (R) | 31.6 | |
| Washington | Christine Gregoire (D) | 6.5 | |
| West Virginia | Joe Manchin, III (D) | 46.1 |
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia