The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Montana took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a single representative for the (map), who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Representative Denny Rehberg sought re-election; he was originally elected in 2000 with 52% of the vote. He was formerly a Billings area rancher, state legislator (1984–90) and Montana Lieutenant Governor (1991–97).
Concurrently, Democrats won all elections for statewide elected offices, including incumbent governor Brian Schweitzer who won a landslide 65.47% of the vote. In other federal races, incumbent senator Max Baucus won a landslide victory in the concurrent senate election against perennial candidate Bob Kelleher; while Barack Obama lost the state in the concurrent presidential election, he lost by a narrow 2.48% margin winning 47.11% of the vote, the highest since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. However, Rehberg bucked the trend and comfortably won re-election with 64.1% of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates John Driscoll, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1978 Jim Hunt, attorney Robert Candee, perennial candidate
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. Congressman
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2008 Rothenberg November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2008 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2008 CQ Politics November 6, 2008
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Missoula (Largest city: Missoula) Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip) Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)
References
External links 2008 Election Information from the Montana Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Montana at Project Vote Smart Montana U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions for Montana congressional races from OpenSecrets District 01 Election 2008 full coverage from The Missoulian