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2008 Election Coverage
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| Governors Races | Lt. Governors Races | Attorneys General Races |
| Ballot Initiatives | Legislative Partisan Splits |
Governors Races |
State |
Major Party Candidates | Winner |
Delaware |
State Treasurer Jack Markell (D) | William Lee (R) | Jack Markell |
Indiana |
Jill Lynette Long Thompson (D) | Governor Mitch Daniels (R) (Incumbent) |
Mitch Daniels |
Missouri |
Attorney General Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon (D) | U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (R) | Jay Nixon |
Montana |
Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) (Incumbent) |
State Senator Roy Brown (R) | Brian Schweitzer |
New Hampshire |
Governor John Lynch (D) (Incumbent) |
State Senator Joe Kenney (R) | John Lynch |
North Carolina |
Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue (D) | Patrick McCrory (R) | Beverly Perdue |
North Dakota |
State Senator Tim Mathern (Dem-NPL) | Governor John Hoeven (R) (Incumbent) |
John Hoeven |
Utah |
Bob Springmeyer (D) | Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R) (Incumbent) |
Jon Huntsman |
Vermont |
Speaker Gaye Symington (D) | Governor Jim Douglas (R) (Incumbent) |
Jim Douglas |
Washington |
Governor Christine Gregoire (D) (Incumbent) |
Dino Rossi (R) | Christine Gregoire |
West Virginia |
Governor Joe Manchin III (D) (Incumbent) |
Russ Weeks (R) | Joe Manchin |
For additional information on the Candidates for Governor, click here.
State |
Major Party Candidates | Winner |
Delaware |
Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn (D) | State Senator Charles Copeland (R) | Matt Denn |
Indiana |
Dennie Oxley (D) | Lt. Governor Becky Skillman (R) (Incumbent) |
Becky Skillman |
Missouri |
State Representative Sam Page (D) | Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) (Incumbent) |
Peter Kinder |
Montana |
Lt. Governor John Bohlinger (R) (Incumbent) |
Steve Daines (R) | John Bohlinger |
North Carolina |
Walter H. Dalton (D) | Robert Pittenger (R) | Walter Dalton |
North Dakota |
State Representative Merle Boucher (Dem-NPL) | Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple (R) (Incumbent) |
Jack Dalrymple |
Utah |
Josie Valdez (D) | Lt. Governor Gary R. Herbert (R) (Incumbent) |
Gary Herbert |
Vermont |
Thomas W. Costello (D) | Lt. Governor Brian Dubie (R) (Incumbent) |
Brian Dubie |
Washington |
Lt. Governor Brad Owen (D) (Incumbent) |
Marcia McCraw (R) | Brad Owen |
For additional information on the Candidates for Lt. Governor, click here.
State |
Major Party Candidates | Winner |
Indiana |
Linda Pence (D) | Greg Zoeller (R) | Greg Zoeller |
Missouri |
State Senator Chris Koster (D) | State Senator Mike Gibbons (R) | Chris Koster |
Montana |
Steve Bullock (D) | Tim Fox (R) | Steve Bullock |
North Carolina |
Attorney General Roy Cooper (D) (Incumbent) |
Bob Crumley (R) | Roy Cooper |
Ohio |
State Treasurer Richard Cordray (D) | D. Michael Crites (R) | Richard Cordray |
Oregon |
John Kroger (D) | John Kroger (D) also received the Republican nomination | John Kroger |
Pennsylvania |
John M. Morganelli (D) | Attorney General Tom Corbett (R) (Incumbent) |
Tom Corbett |
Utah |
Jean Welch Hill (D) | Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff (R) (Incumbent) |
Mark Shurtleff |
Vermont |
Attorney General William H. Sorrell (D) (Incumbent) |
Karen Kerin (R) | William Sorrell |
Washington |
County Executive John Ladenburg (D) | Attorney General Rob McKenna (R) (Incumbent) |
Rob McKenna |
West Virginia |
Attorney General Darrell McGraw, Jr. (D) (Incumbent) |
Dan Greear (R) | Darrell McGraw |
For additional information on the Candidates for Attorney General, click here.
| State | Measure Title/Number | Vote Result |
| Alaska | Ballot Measure No. 3: 07CASE | Rejected 65% - 35% |
| Alaska | Ballot Measure No. 4: 07WTR3 | Rejected 57% - 43% |
| Arizona | Proposition 100: Protect Our Homes | Approved 77% - 23% |
| Arizona | Proposition 200: Payday Loan Reform Act | Rejected 59.5% - 40.5% |
| Arizona | Proposition 201: Homeowners' Bill of Rights | Rejected 78% - 22% |
| Arizona | Proposition 202: Stop Illegal Hiring | Rejected 59% - 41% |
| California | Proposition 2 | Approved 63% - 37% |
| California | Proposition 7 | Rejected 65% - 35% |
| Colorado | Amendment 47: Prohibitions on Certain Conditions of Employment | Rejected 55% - 44% |
| Colorado | Amendment 51: State Sales Tax Increase to Fund Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | Rejected 62% - 38% |
| Florida | Ballot Number 3: Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property | Approved 60% - 40% |
| Georgia | SR 309 | Rejected 52% - 48% |
| Maine | Question 1: People's Veto | Approved 64% - 36% |
| Massachusetts | Question 1: State Personal Income Tax | Rejected 69% - 31% |
| Minnesota | H.F. 2285: Dedicated Funding for Natural Resources and Arts | Approved 56% - 44% |
| Missouri | Renewable Energy Initiative | Approved 66% - 34% |
| Montana | Legislative Referendum 118: Tax Levy for University System | Approved 56% - 44% |
| Montana | Initiative 155: Healthy Montana Kids Plan Act | Approved 62% - 38% |
| Nevada | Question 2: Nevada Property Owners' Bill of Rights | Approved 61% - 39% |
| Nevada | Question 4: Sales and Use Tax of 1955 | Rejected 73% - 27% |
| North Dakota | Initiated Statutory Measure No. 2 | Rejected 70% - 30% |
| Ohio | Issue 3 | Approved 72% - 28% |
| Ohio | Issue 5 | Approved 64% - 36% |
| Oklahoma | State Question No. 743 | Approved 79% - 21% |
| Oregon | Measure 63: Exempts Specified Property Owners from Building Permit Requirements for Improvements valued at/under $35,000 | Rejected 54% - 46% |
| Oregon | Measure 64: Penalizes Person, Entity for Using Funds Collected with Public Resource for Political Purpose | Rejected 51% - 49% |
| Washington | Initiative Measure 1029 | Approved 74% - 26% |
For additional information on the Selected Ballot Initiatives and Referenda, including summaries and links to the ballot text, click here.
For a comparison of the 2008 and 2009 Legislative Partisan Splits, click here.
The Stateside Associates Elections Overview and Candidate Information Report is not affiliated with any candidate, campaign or policy position. The information presented has been collected from candidate position statements, statewide and national media sources, and phone interviews with campaign staff.
