# 2008 Utah gubernatorial election

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The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008. Incumbent Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.

## Candidates
### Republican Party

* Jon Huntsman, Jr., incumbent governor

### Democratic Party

* Bob Springmeyer, businessman

### Libertarian Party

* Dell Schanze, businessman

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |

### Polling

| Source | Date | Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) | Bob Springmeyer (D) |
| Dan Jones/Deseret News | September 8–11, 2008 | 77% | 13% |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | August 13–15, 2008 | 73% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 25, 2008 | 66% | 19% |

### Results

2008 Utah gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jon Huntsman Jr. (incumbent) | 735,049 | 77.63% | +19.89% |
| | Democratic | Bob Springmeyer | 186,503 | 19.72% | −21.62% |
| | Libertarian | Dell Schanze | 24,820 | 2.62% | |
| | Write-ins | | 153 | 0.02% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547,546 | 57.91% | +41.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 945,525 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Carbon (largest municipality: Price)
* Grand (largest municipality: Moab)
* Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City)
* Summit (largest city: Park City)