2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
	County results; Rehberg: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Driscoll: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Denny Rehberg; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Denny Rehberg; Republican

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a single representative for the at-large district (map), who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Representative Denny Rehberg sought re-election; he was originally elected in 2000 with 52% of the vote. He was formerly a Billings area rancher, state legislator (1984–90) and Montana Lieutenant Governor (1991–97).

Match-up summary

District	Incumbent	2008 Status	Democratic	Republican	Libertarian
At-large	Denny Rehberg	Re-election	John Driscoll	Denny Rehberg	Mike Fellows

Democratic primary

Candidates

John Driscoll, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1978
Jim Hunt, attorney
Robert Candee, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Driscoll	70,176	49.23
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	59,768	41.93
	Democratic	Robert Candee	12,598	8.84
Total votes			142,542	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Results

Republican Party primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	90,492	100.00
Total votes			90,492	100.00

General election

Results

Montana At-large congressional district election, 2008^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	308,470	64.14
	Democratic	John Driscoll	155,930	32.42
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	16,500	3.43
Total votes			480,900	100.00
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Missoula (Largest city: Missoula)
Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip)
Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

External links

2008 Election Information from the Montana Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Montana at Project Vote Smart
Montana U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions for Montana congressional races from OpenSecrets
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Election 2008 full coverage from The Missoulian

Preceded by 2006 elections	United States House elections in Montana 2008	Succeeded by 2010 elections

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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