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2008 governor election results

Results of all 11 governor races in 2008 (seats won: Democratic 7, Republican 4); 1 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Democratic 7
  • Republican 4
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware: Jack Markell DEM +35.5District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana: Mitchell Daniels, Jr. REP +17.8IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri: Jay Nixon DEM +18.9 gainMontana: Brian Schweitzer DEM +33.0NebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: John Lynch DEM +42.6New JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina: Bev Perdue DEM +3.4North Dakota: John Hoeven REP +50.9OhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. REP +57.9Vermont: Jim Douglas REP +31.6VirginiaWashington: Christine Gregoire DEM +6.5West Virginia: Joe Manchin, III DEM +44.1WisconsinWyomingVermont: Jim Douglas REP +31.6New Hampshire: John Lynch DEM +42.6MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelaware: Jack Markell DEM +35.5MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2008, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Delaware Jack Markell Democratic 35.5 Democratic
Indiana Mitchell Daniels, Jr. Republican 17.8 Republican
Missouri Jay Nixon Democratic 18.9 Republican flip
Montana Brian Schweitzer Democratic 33.0 Democratic
New Hampshire John Lynch Democratic 42.6 Democratic
North Carolina Bev Perdue Democratic 3.4 Democratic
North Dakota John Hoeven Republican 50.9 Republican
Utah Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. Republican 57.9 Republican
Vermont Jim Douglas Republican 31.6 Republican
Washington Christine Gregoire Democratic 6.5 Democratic
West Virginia Joe Manchin, III Democratic 44.1 Democratic

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.