United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2008

United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2008

November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)

Nominee Earl Pomeroy Duane Sand Party Democratic-NPL Republican Popular vote 194,577 119,388 Percentage 61.97 38.03

Results by county Sand:          Pomeroy:

Representative before election Earl Pomeroy Democratic-NPL Elected Representative Earl Pomeroy Democratic-NPL

The 2008 election for North Dakota's At-large congressional district took place on November 4, 2008. The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party Congressman Earl Pomeroy, was re-elected to his ninth term. Republican Duane Sand formally announced that he was running on March 20, 2008. He previously challenged Pomeroy in 2004.

Initial speculation for a Republican challenger included Governor of North Dakota John Hoeven and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who were enjoying very high approval ratings throughout their terms of office. State Representative Kim Koppelman and State House Majority Leader Rick Berg ruled themselves out of the running on February 20, 2008, Another possible challenger was Brian Kalk, who decided to run for Public Service Commissioner and was successful in the November election.

Results

North Dakota's At-large congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Pomeroy (inc.)	194,577	61.97
	Republican	Duane Sand	119,388	38.03
Total votes			313,965	100.00
	Democratic hold

External links

• Elections and Voting from the North Dakota Secretary of State
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• North Dakota House race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• North Dakota At-Large from OurCampaigns.org
• U.S. Congress candidates for North Dakota at Project Vote Smart
• Official campaign websites
  • Earl Pomeroy, Democratic-NPL Incumbent
  • Duane Sand, Republican