2008 Vermont gubernatorial election

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2008 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Jim Douglas | Anthony Pollina | Gaye Symington
Party  | Republican | Independent | Democratic
Popular vote  | 170,492 | 69,791  | 69,534
Percentage  | 53.4% | 21.8%  | 21.7%

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County results

Municipality results

Douglas: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Pollina: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%
Symington: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%

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| Governor before election

Jim Douglas
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Jim Douglas
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The 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a fourth term. The gubernatorial primary took place on September 9, 2008.

Despite Democrat Barack Obama concurrently winning the state in a landslide in the presidential election and carrying every county, Republican Governor Jim Douglas was able to win reelection in a landslide and carried every county in the state himself. Democrats actually came in third, about 200 votes behind Independent candidate Anthony Pollina. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of the same political party were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Vermont.

## General Election[edit]

### Dates and deadlines[edit]

* July 21, 2008—filing (for major parties)
* September 9, 2008—primary election
* September 12, 2008—filing (for third parties)
* October 29, 2008—voter registration deadline for general election
* November 4, 2008—general election

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### Predictions[edit]

Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[2] | Likely R  | October 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report[3] | Likely R  | November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R  | November 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics[5] | Safe R  | November 4, 2008

### Polling[edit]

Source  | Date  | Jim
Douglas (R)  | Anthony
Pollina (I/P)  | Gaye
Symington (D)

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WCAX | October 28, 2008  | 47% | 23%  | 24%
Rasmussen | October 10, 2008  | 45% | 25%  | 20%

### Results for Governor[edit]

2008 Vermont gubernatorial election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Jim Douglas (incumbent)  | 170,492  | 53.4  | -3.0
| Independent | Anthony Pollina | 69,791  | 21.8  | n/a
| Democratic | Gaye Symington | 69,534  | 21.7  | -19.5
| Independent | Tony O'Connor  | 3,106  | 0.9  | n/a
| Independent | Sam Young  | 2,490  | 0.7  | n/a
| Liberty Union | Pete Diamondstone | 1,710  | 0.5  | +0.3
| Independent | Cris Ericson | 1,704  | 0.5  | -0.4
|  | write-ins  | 258  | 0.0  | n/a
Majority  | 100,701  | 31.6  |
Turnout | 319,085  |  |
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

* Windham (largest municipality: Brattleboro)

### Results for Lieutenant governor[edit]

2008 Vermont Lieutenant Governor general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Brian Dubie (incumbent)  | 171,744  | 55.0  | +3.8
| Democratic | Thomas Costello  | 121,953  | 39.1  | -6.4
| Progressive | Richard Kemp  | 14,249  | 4.5  | +2.3
| Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell  | 3,639  | 1.1  | -0.1
|  | write-ins  | 207  | 0.0  | n/a
Majority  | 49,791  | 15.9  | +10.2
Turnout | 311,792  |  |
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

## See also[edit]

* 2008 United States presidential election in Vermont

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2008 Critical Election Dates Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Vermont Secretary of State
2. ^ "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
3. ^ "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
4. ^ "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
5. ^ "2008 Vermont Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Elections & Campaign Finance Division from the Vermont Secretary of State
* Vermont Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
* Vermont Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
* Vermont Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
* Campaign contributions[permanent dead link] from Follow the Money
* Official campaign websites (archived):
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* Anthony Pollina, Independent candidate
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