2008 Utah gubernatorial election

The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008. Incumbent Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.

Candidates

Republican Party

• Jon Huntsman, Jr., incumbent governor

Democratic Party

• Bob Springmeyer, businessman

Libertarian Party

• Dell Schanze, businessman

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Carbon (largest municipality: Price)
• Grand (largest municipality: Moab)
• Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City)
• Summit (largest city: Park City)

Notes

References

External links

• Utah State Board of Elections
• Utah Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Utah Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
• Utah Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from Follow the Money
• Huntsman (R-i) vs Springmeyer (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
• Official campaign websites (Archived)
• Jon Huntsman, Republican incumbent nominee
• Bob Springmeyer, Democratic nominee