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Montana Secretary of State - Election and Voter Information
2008 Montana Congressional and Statewide Results
Minor Party Filing Deadline: 3/13/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/20/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 3/20/08, Primary: 6/3/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/30/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/20/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 29, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 59.1% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leaning McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 47.3%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 49.5%, |
'88 Libertarian Party nominee / U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (C-TX) 2.2%, |
| consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.8%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA), Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (WI-FL), Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), Charles Jay (WI-FL), Jonathan Allen (WI-CO), |
Governor, 50.4% in '04, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Safe, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Brian Schweitzer (D) 65.5%, |
St. Sen. Roy Brown (R) 32.5%, |
Stan Jones (L) 2.0%, |
Lt. Governor, 50.4% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| John Bohlinger (D) 65.5%, |
businessman Steve Daines (R) 32.5%, |
Michael Baker (L) 2.0%, |
Attorney General, unopposed in '04, Mike McGrath (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrat |
| attorney Steve Bullock (D) 52.6%, |
attorney Timothy C. "Tim" Fox (R) 47.4%, |
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Secretary of State, 51.0% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. School Superintendent Linda McCulloch (D) 49.3%, |
Bradley S. "Brad" Johnson (R) 48.2%, |
Sieglinde Sharbono (C) 2.5%, |
Auditor, 55.9% in '04, John Morrison (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| '06 congressional nominee ex-St. Rep. Monica J. Lindeen (D) 53.5%, |
Duane Grimes (R) 46.5%, |
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School Superintendent, 56.9% in '04, Linda McCulloch (D) barred from 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic |
| Denise Juneau (D) 51.0%, |
Elaine Sollie Herman (R) 43.7%, |
Donald Eisenmenger (L) 5.3%, |
Senator, 62.7% in '02, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Max Baucus (D) 72.9%, |
'88 Dem. candidate / '92 candidate / '96 Dem. Gov. candidate / '02 Green Senate nominee / '04 Green Gov. candidate / '06 candidate / attorney Bob Kelleher (R) 27.1%, |
St. Rep. Michael Lange (R/WI), |
Steve Kelly (G/WI), |
At-Large Congressional District, 58.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-St. House Speaker / '00 Senate candidate John Driscoll (D) 32.4%, |
Dennis Rehberg (R) 64.1%, |
'00 Sec. of St. nominee / '98, '02, '04, '06 nominee Mike Fellows (L) 3.4%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Montana Political Parties:
4. Montana Media Links:
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