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North Dakota Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 North Dakota Congressional and Statewide Results
Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Nominating Convention: 4/11/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 4/11/08, Write-in Deadline: 5/20/08, Primary: 6/10/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/5/08, Write-in Deadline: 10/14/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 20, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 62.9% 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: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 44.6%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 53.2%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 1.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.4%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA), |
Governor, 71.3% in '04, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Safe, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| St. Sen. Tim Mathern (D) 23.5%, |
John Hoeven (R) 74.4%, |
businessman DuWayne Hendrickson (I) 2.0%, |
Lt. Governor, 71.3% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Rep. Merle Boucher (D) 23.5%, |
Jack Dalrymple (R) 74.4%, |
Dana Brandenberg (I) 2.0%, |
Treasurer, 56.3% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republicanic, |
| ex-magazine editor / teacher / building contractor Mitch Vance (D) 38.6%, |
Kelly L. Schmidt (R) 61.4%, |
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Auditor, 64.3% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| auditor Daryl Splichal (D) 39.3%, |
Robert R. "Bob" Peterson (R) 60.7%, |
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Insurance Commissioner, 64.4% in '04, Jim Poolman (R) resigned during 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Rep. Jasper Schneider (D) 49.7%, |
Adam Hamm (R) 50.3%, |
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| Public Service Commissioner, 63.7% in '02, Susan Wefald (R) retiring?, |
| attorney Cheryl Bergian (D) 46.9%, |
Brian Kalk (R) 53.1%, |
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At Large Congressional District, 65.7% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Earl Pomeroy (DNL) 62.0%, |
industrial engineer / '00 Senate nominee / '04 nominee / Duane Sand (R) 38.0%, |
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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 North Dakota Political Parties:
4. North Dakota Media Links:
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