United States Senate election in Montana, 2008
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| United States Senate election in Montana, 2008 | ||||
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| Nominee | Max Baucus | Robert Kelleher | ||
| Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
| Popular vote | 345,937 | 128,762 | ||
| Percentage | 72.92% | 27.08% | ||
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The 2008 Montana Election for the United States Senate was held on November 4, 2008. Montana generally gives its presidential electors to Republican candidates, but historically has elected several prominent Democrats to the United States Senate, including Thomas Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, Mike Mansfield, and Lee Metcalf. Only two Republicans have ever served as U.S. Senator, Zales Ecton and Conrad Burns. Currently, both Senator Max Baucus and Senator Jon Tester are Democrats. In 2004, the state elected Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer, reversing a 16-year trend of electing Republicans to the Governorship. In 2006, the Republican Party took over state House of Representatives in Montana, the only such pick-up for the Republicans.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democratic Candidate
- Max Baucus, five-term U.S. Senator.
[edit] Republican Candidate
- Robert Kelleher,[1] an 85-year-old attorney and perennial candidate who has run for office on several different party tickets.[2] Kelleher is pro-life, advocates a Parliamentary system of government for the United States, and supports nationalization of the American oil and gas industry and a single-payer health care system.[3]
[edit] Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Democrat: Max Baucus | Republican: Robert Kelleher |
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| Public Policy Polling | November 2, 2008 | 71% | 26% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 7, 2008 | 64% | 31% |
[edit] Election Results
[edit] Republican Primary
| 2008 Montana U.S. Senator Republican primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Robert Kelleher | 26,936 | 36.3 | ||
| Republican | Mike Lange | 17,044 | 23.0 | ||
| Republican | Kirk Bushman | 15,507 | 20.9 | ||
| Republican | Patty Lovaas | 7,632 | 10.3 | ||
| Republican | Anton Pearson | 4,257 | 5.7 | ||
| Republican | Garnett Shay | 2,788 | 3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 74,164 | ||||
[edit] General Election
| 2008 Montana U.S. Senator general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Max Baucus | 348,289 | 72.92% | +10.2 | |
| Republican | Bob Kelleher | 129,369 | 27.08% | -4.6 | |
| Majority | 218,920 | ||||
| Turnout | 477,658 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 2008 Election Information from the Montana Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Montana at Project Vote Smart
- Montana, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
- Montana U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Montana U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
- Kelleher (R) vs Baucus (D-i) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2008 full National coverage from The Missoulian
- Official campaign websites
