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.

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 2008 Critical Election Dates Vermont Secretary of State

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportOctober 16, 2008 Rothenberg Political Report November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 3, 2008Real Clear PoliticsNovember 4, 2008

Polling

Source Date JimDouglas (R) AnthonyPollina (I/P) GayeSymington (D)WCAXWCAX October 28, 2008 47% 23% 24%RasmussenRasmussen October 10, 2008 45% 25% 20%

Results

Results by county CountyJim DouglasRepublicanAnthony PollinaIndependentGaye SymingtonDemocraticVarious candidatesMarginTotal # % # % # % # % # %Addison10,55855.4%4,44223.3%3,70619.5%3401.8%6,11622.1%19,046Bennington9,84752.9%2,14311.5%5,80231.1%8364.5%4,04521.8%18,628Caledonia9,00962.0%2,91720.1%2,06914.2%5403.7%6,09231.9%14,535Chittenden42,16351.7%18,96823.3%18,86523.1%1,5781.9%23,19528.4%81,574Essex1,99265.7%40513.4%48616.0%1494.9%1,50649.7%3,032Franklin13,84065.0%3,99618.8%3,00414.1%4382.1%9,84446.2%21,278Grand Isle2,52359.6%90421.4%72117.0%822.0%1,61938.2%4,230Lamoille6,72253.9%3,40727.3%2,04316.4%3032.4%3,31526.6%12,475Orange8,10154.1%3,46423.1%2,99120.0%4162.8%4,63731.0%14,972Orleans7,33158.1%2,70521.4%1,74313.8%8456.7%4,62636.7%12,624Rutland18,17058.3%6,21219.9%5,92719.0%8542.7%11,95838.4%31,163Washington15,82049.9%9,36329.5%5,79818.3%7242.3%6,45720.4%31,705Windham8,69337.3%4,90621.0%8,57036.7%1,1605.0%1230.6%23,329Windsor15,72351.6%5,95919.5%7,80925.6%1,0033.3%7,91426.0%30,494Totals170,49253.4%69,79121.9%69,53421.8%9,2682.9%100,70131.5%319,085 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Windham (largest municipality: Brattleboro)

See also 2008 United States presidential election in Vermont

Notes

References

External links Elections & Campaign Finance Division from the Vermont Secretary of State Vermont Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart Vermont Governor race from OurCampaigns.com Vermont Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from Follow the Money Official campaign websites (archived): Jim Douglas, Republican incumbent candidate Anthony Pollina, Independent candidate Gaye Symington, Democratic candidate Sam Young, Independent candidate