Governor Elections 2008 | US Governor Elections | North Dakota Races
2008 North Dakota Gubernatorial Election Results
John Hoeven
Percent: 74.44%
Votes: 235,009
Tim Mathern
Percent: 23.53%
Votes: 74,279
Race Summary
The 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Republican Governor John Hoeven seeking reelection. Hoeven defeated Democratic nominee Tim Mathern, winning 74.44% of the vote to Mathern’s 23.53%. The landslide victory reflected Hoeven’s strong popularity and maintained Republican control of the governor’s office.
Full Results
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.44%
Votes: 235,009
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.53%
Votes: 74,279
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 6,404
Total votes: 315,692
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.73%
Votes: 989
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 20.64%
Votes: 266
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.64%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 1,289
Bottineau County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.74%
Votes: 2,802
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.87%
Votes: 663
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 3,514
Cass County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 70.34%
Votes: 49,741
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 27.71%
Votes: 19,598
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.95%
Votes: 1,380
Total votes: 70,719
Dunn County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.37%
Votes: 1,292
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 19.88%
Votes: 332
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 1,670
Golden Valley County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 83.33%
Votes: 730
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 14.50%
Votes: 127
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 876
Hettinger County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 78.52%
Votes: 1,071
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 19.79%
Votes: 270
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 1,364
McHenry County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.53%
Votes: 1,841
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.44%
Votes: 579
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 50
Total votes: 2,470
Mercer County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.03%
Votes: 3,374
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 21.56%
Votes: 957
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.41%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 4,438
Oliver County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.74%
Votes: 805
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 20.31%
Votes: 213
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.96%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 1,049
Ransom County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 63.54%
Votes: 1,553
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 34.90%
Votes: 853
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 2,444
Sargent County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 65.27%
Votes: 1,278
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 33.61%
Votes: 658
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 1,958
Stark County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.26%
Votes: 8,857
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 17.66%
Votes: 1,949
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.08%
Votes: 230
Total votes: 11,036
Traill County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 72.90%
Votes: 2,951
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 25.89%
Votes: 1,048
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 4,048
Williams County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 82.36%
Votes: 7,708
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 15.76%
Votes: 1,475
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.88%
Votes: 176
Total votes: 9,359
Barnes County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 73.40%
Votes: 4,187
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 24.26%
Votes: 1,384
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.33%
Votes: 133
Total votes: 5,704
Bowman County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 81.82%
Votes: 1,346
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 15.68%
Votes: 258
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.49%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 1,645
Cavalier County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.82%
Votes: 1,713
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.87%
Votes: 405
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 2,146
Eddy County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 71.50%
Votes: 838
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 26.88%
Votes: 315
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 1,172
Grand Forks County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.15%
Votes: 22,619
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.82%
Votes: 7,268
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 619
Total votes: 30,506
Kidder County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 71.77%
Votes: 895
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 25.42%
Votes: 317
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.81%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 1,247
McIntosh County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.32%
Votes: 1,241
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.25%
Votes: 282
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 1,545
Morton County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.62%
Votes: 9,939
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.03%
Votes: 3,067
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 314
Total votes: 13,320
Pembina County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.52%
Votes: 2,695
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.34%
Votes: 614
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 3,347
Renville County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 78.98%
Votes: 1,067
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.43%
Votes: 249
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 1,351
Sheridan County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.20%
Votes: 636
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.43%
Votes: 148
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 803
Steele County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 63.32%
Votes: 663
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 35.53%
Votes: 372
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 1,047
Walsh County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.24%
Votes: 3,919
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 19.65%
Votes: 972
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 4,946
Benson County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 62.29%
Votes: 1,470
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 35.89%
Votes: 847
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 2,360
Burke County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 83.72%
Votes: 802
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 14.61%
Votes: 140
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 958
Dickey County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 75.28%
Votes: 1,964
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 22.96%
Votes: 599
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 2,609
Emmons County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 75.79%
Votes: 1,412
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 21.90%
Votes: 408
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 1,863
Grant County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.47%
Votes: 1,052
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 20.32%
Votes: 276
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 1,358
LaMoure County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 68.24%
Votes: 1,543
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 28.75%
Votes: 650
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 3.01%
Votes: 68
Total votes: 2,261
McKenzie County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 78.30%
Votes: 2,115
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 19.44%
Votes: 525
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 61
Total votes: 2,701
Mountrail County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 66.20%
Votes: 1,949
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 30.30%
Votes: 892
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 3.50%
Votes: 103
Total votes: 2,944
Pierce County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.99%
Votes: 1,666
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 21.49%
Votes: 465
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.52%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 2,164
Richland County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.73%
Votes: 5,641
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.34%
Votes: 1,762
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 146
Total votes: 7,549
Sioux County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 50.22%
Votes: 689
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 47.59%
Votes: 653
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 1,372
Stutsman County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 75.83%
Votes: 7,390
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 22.18%
Votes: 2,162
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.99%
Votes: 194
Total votes: 9,746
Ward County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.76%
Votes: 20,355
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.05%
Votes: 4,607
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 559
Total votes: 25,521
Billings County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 83.30%
Votes: 424
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 13.75%
Votes: 70
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.95%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 509
Burleigh County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.71%
Votes: 32,398
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 20.10%
Votes: 8,379
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 914
Total votes: 41,691
Divide County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 77.23%
Votes: 882
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 21.98%
Votes: 251
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 1,142
Foster County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 79.32%
Votes: 1,327
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 18.95%
Votes: 317
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,673
Griggs County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.81%
Votes: 989
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.98%
Votes: 317
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 1,322
Logan County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.10%
Votes: 801
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.87%
Votes: 258
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 1,081
McLean County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 74.36%
Votes: 3,527
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 23.13%
Votes: 1,097
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.51%
Votes: 119
Total votes: 4,743
Nelson County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 73.73%
Votes: 1,308
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 25.03%
Votes: 444
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 1,774
Ramsey County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.88%
Votes: 3,674
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 21.66%
Votes: 1,035
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 1.46%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 4,779
Rolette County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 40.24%
Votes: 1,820
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 57.71%
Votes: 2,610
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 93
Total votes: 4,523
Slope County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 80.91%
Votes: 339
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 15.51%
Votes: 65
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 3.58%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 419
Towner County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 72.73%
Votes: 883
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 24.88%
Votes: 302
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,214
Wells County
John Hoeven (REP)
Percent: 76.53%
Votes: 1,839
Tim Mathern (DEM)
Percent: 21.18%
Votes: 509
DuWayne Hendrickson (IND)
Percent: 2.29%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 2,403