2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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).

2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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Nominee Denny Rehberg John Driscoll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 308,470 155,930
Percentage 64.1% 32.4%

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

Match-up summary

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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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

General election

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Results

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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

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References

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