Governor Elections 2008 | US Governor Elections | Utah Races
2008 Utah Gubernatorial Election Results
Jon Huntsman Jr.
Percent: 77.63%
Votes: 734,049
Bob Springmeyer
Percent: 19.72%
Votes: 186,503
Race Summary
The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Republican Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. seeking reelection. Huntsman defeated Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer, winning 77.63% of the vote to Springmeyer’s 19.72%. The decisive victory reflected Huntsman’s strong popularity in the state and maintained Republican control of the governor’s office.
Full Results
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 77.63%
Votes: 734,049
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 19.72%
Votes: 186,503
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 24,820
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 153
Total votes: 945,525
State Map
Results by County
Beaver County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 82.34%
Votes: 2,038
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 15.60%
Votes: 386
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 51
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,475
Daggett County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 80.77%
Votes: 357
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 17.87%
Votes: 79
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 1.36%
Votes: 6
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 442
Garfield County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 85.66%
Votes: 1,834
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 11.72%
Votes: 251
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 56
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,141
Kane County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 78.83%
Votes: 2,447
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 18.52%
Votes: 575
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.64%
Votes: 82
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,104
Rich County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 89.05%
Votes: 878
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 9.03%
Votes: 89
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 19
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 986
Sevier County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 82.90%
Votes: 6,488
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 13.72%
Votes: 1,074
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.37%
Votes: 264
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,826
Utah County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 87.09%
Votes: 136,753
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 10.06%
Votes: 15,801
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.84%
Votes: 4,464
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 157,030
Weber County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 78.44%
Votes: 56,855
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 19.02%
Votes: 13,784
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.55%
Votes: 1,845
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 72,484
Box Elder County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 87.98%
Votes: 16,619
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 8.90%
Votes: 1,681
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.12%
Votes: 589
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 18,889
Davis County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 82.82%
Votes: 90,998
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 14.66%
Votes: 16,103
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 2,724
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 54
Total votes: 109,879
Grand County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 63.43%
Votes: 2,505
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 32.79%
Votes: 1,295
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.77%
Votes: 149
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,949
Millard County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 80.08%
Votes: 3,743
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 14.46%
Votes: 676
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 5.46%
Votes: 255
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,674
Salt Lake County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 69.02%
Votes: 250,311
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 28.48%
Votes: 103,290
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 8,978
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 84
Total votes: 362,663
Summit County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 70.87%
Votes: 11,771
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 26.91%
Votes: 4,469
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.22%
Votes: 369
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 16,609
Wasatch County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 81.13%
Votes: 6,834
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 16.70%
Votes: 1,407
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.16%
Votes: 182
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,423
Cache County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 85.30%
Votes: 34,909
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 12.14%
Votes: 4,967
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.55%
Votes: 1,045
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 40,924
Duchesne County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 87.30%
Votes: 4,961
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 10.31%
Votes: 586
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 136
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,683
Iron County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 86.47%
Votes: 14,060
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 10.47%
Votes: 1,702
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.06%
Votes: 498
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 16,260
Morgan County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 87.91%
Votes: 3,615
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 9.10%
Votes: 374
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.99%
Votes: 123
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,112
San Juan County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 60.18%
Votes: 3,050
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 37.08%
Votes: 1,879
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.74%
Votes: 139
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,068
Tooele County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 77.91%
Votes: 13,442
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 18.99%
Votes: 3,276
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.11%
Votes: 536
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 17,254
Washington County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 84.47%
Votes: 41,254
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 13.20%
Votes: 6,445
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.34%
Votes: 1,142
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 48,841
Carbon County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 65.14%
Votes: 4,943
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 31.79%
Votes: 2,412
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.07%
Votes: 233
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,588
Emery County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 77.70%
Votes: 3,418
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 19.41%
Votes: 854
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 127
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,399
Juab County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 77.93%
Votes: 2,464
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 17.14%
Votes: 542
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 4.93%
Votes: 156
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,162
Piute County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 84.55%
Votes: 662
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 12.13%
Votes: 95
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.32%
Votes: 26
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 783
Sanpete County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 82.41%
Votes: 7,125
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 13.67%
Votes: 1,182
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 3.92%
Votes: 339
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,646
Uintah County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 87.42%
Votes: 8,697
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 10.00%
Votes: 995
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.58%
Votes: 257
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 9,949
Wayne County
Jon Huntsman Jr. (REP)
Percent: 79.41%
Votes: 1,018
Bob Springmeyer (DEM)
Percent: 18.25%
Votes: 234
Dell Schanze (LIB)
Percent: 2.34%
Votes: 30
Bob Doughton (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,282