2008 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a fourth term. The gubernatorial primary took place on September 9, 2008.
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November 4, 2008
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Douglas: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Pollina: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Symington: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite Democrat Barack Obama concurrently winning the state in a landslide in the presidential election and carrying every county, Republican Governor Jim Douglas was able to win reelection in a landslide and carried every county in the state himself. Democrats actually came in third, about 200 votes behind Independent candidate Anthony Pollina.
General election
Dates and deadlines
- July 21, 2008—filing (for major parties)
- September 9, 2008—primary election
- September 12, 2008—filing (for third parties)
- October 29, 2008—voter registration deadline for general election
- November 4, 2008—general election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Likely R | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[3] | Likely R | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[5] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
Results
Republican
Hold
Flip
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Douglas (incumbent) | 170,492 | 53.43 | −2.93% | |
| Independent | Anthony Pollina | 69,791 | 21.87 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Gaye Symington | 69,534 | 21.79 | −19.37% | |
| Independent | Tony O'Connor | 3,106 | 0.97 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sam Young | 2,490 | 0.78 | N/A | |
| Liberty Union | Pete Diamondstone | 1,710 | 0.54 | +0.30% | |
| Independent | Cris Ericson | 1,704 | 0.53 | −0.41% | |
| write-ins | 258 | 0.08 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 100,701 | 31.56% | |||
| Turnout | 319,085 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Results by county
| County | Jim Douglas Republican |
Anthony Pollina Independent |
Gaye Symington Democratic |
Various candidates | Margin | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Addison | 10,558 | 55.4% | 4,442 | 23.3% | 3,706 | 19.5% | 340 | 1.8% | 6,116 | 22.1% | 19,046 |
| Bennington | 9,847 | 52.9% | 2,143 | 11.5% | 5,802 | 31.1% | 836 | 4.5% | 4,045 | 21.8%[a] | 18,628 |
| Caledonia | 9,009 | 62.0% | 2,917 | 20.1% | 2,069 | 14.2% | 540 | 3.7% | 6,092 | 31.9% | 14,535 |
| Chittenden | 42,163 | 51.7% | 18,968 | 23.3% | 18,865 | 23.1% | 1,578 | 1.9% | 23,195 | 28.4% | 81,574 |
| Essex | 1,992 | 65.7% | 405 | 13.4% | 486 | 16.0% | 149 | 4.9% | 1,506 | 49.7%[a] | 3,032 |
| Franklin | 13,840 | 65.0% | 3,996 | 18.8% | 3,004 | 14.1% | 438 | 2.1% | 9,844 | 46.2% | 21,278 |
| Grand Isle | 2,523 | 59.6% | 904 | 21.4% | 721 | 17.0% | 82 | 2.0% | 1,619 | 38.2% | 4,230 |
| Lamoille | 6,722 | 53.9% | 3,407 | 27.3% | 2,043 | 16.4% | 303 | 2.4% | 3,315 | 26.6% | 12,475 |
| Orange | 8,101 | 54.1% | 3,464 | 23.1% | 2,991 | 20.0% | 416 | 2.8% | 4,637 | 31.0% | 14,972 |
| Orleans | 7,331 | 58.1% | 2,705 | 21.4% | 1,743 | 13.8% | 845 | 6.7% | 4,626 | 36.7% | 12,624 |
| Rutland | 18,170 | 58.3% | 6,212 | 19.9% | 5,927 | 19.0% | 854 | 2.7% | 11,958 | 38.4% | 31,163 |
| Washington | 15,820 | 49.9% | 9,363 | 29.5% | 5,798 | 18.3% | 724 | 2.3% | 6,457 | 20.4% | 31,705 |
| Windham | 8,693 | 37.3% | 4,906 | 21.0% | 8,570 | 36.7% | 1,160 | 5.0% | 123 | 0.6%[a] | 23,329 |
| Windsor | 15,723 | 51.6% | 5,959 | 19.5% | 7,809 | 25.6% | 1,003 | 3.3% | 7,914 | 26.0%[a] | 30,494 |
| Totals | 170,492 | 53.4% | 69,791 | 21.9% | 69,534 | 21.8% | 9,268 | 2.9% | 100,701 | 31.5% | 319,085 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Windham (largest municipality: Brattleboro)
See also
Notes
- Compares margin over Symington.