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Utah — 2008 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2008 · GovernorUtah · GovernorJon Huntsman Jr.R+58.0
Candidates
Utah 2008 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jon Huntsman Jr.✓Republican735,04977.7%
- Bob SpringmeyerDemocratic186,50319.7%
- OtherOther23,9732.5%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 2008R+28.2Governor 2008R+58.0vs. baselineR+29.8
Utah's 2008 governor race ran 29.8 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 2008UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.