2008 Gubernatorial General Election Results

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Gubernatorial
Candidate

Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Gary Herbert

Republican

734,049

77.63%

Bob Springmeyer

Josie Valdez

Democratic

186,503

19.72%

Dell Schanze

Joe Hobbs

Libertarian

24,820

2.62%

Write-ins

Write-in

153

0.02%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Special Election to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Gov. Jon Huntsman (Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert assumed the Governorship on Aug 11 2009 when Gov. Huntsman resigned to become US Ambassador to China)

Demographic Data

Election Data and Statistics:

Election Tools

Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Utah State Elections Office. Governor & Lieutenant Governor, Utah State Elections Office ( ) (accessed 24 Nov 2008)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County:

Primary Documentation:

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