Utah — 2008 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Utah in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 of 3 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 596,030 | 62.6% |
| Democratic | 327,670 | 34.4% |
| Constitution | 12,012 | 1.3% |
| Peace and Freedom | 8,416 | 0.9% |
| Libertarian | 6,966 | 0.7% |
| Green | 982 | 0.1% |
| Socialism and Liberation | 262 | 0.0% |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.0% |
| Total | 952,370 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Bishop | Republican | 196,799 | 64.9% |
| Morgan Bowen | Democrat | 92,469 | 30.5% |
| Kirk D. Pearson | Constitution | 7,397 | 2.4% |
| Joseph Geddes Buchman | Libertarian | 6,780 | 2.2% |
| Total | 303,445 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Matheson | Democrat | 220,666 | 63.4% |
| Bill Dew | Republican | 120,083 | 34.5% |
| Mathew Arndt | Libertarian | 4,576 | 1.3% |
| Dennis Ray Emery | Constitution | 3,000 | 0.9% |
| Total | 348,325 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | 187,035 | 65.6% |
| Bennion L. Spencer | Democrat | 80,626 | 28.3% |
| Jim Noorlander | Constitution | 17,408 | 6.1% |
| Total | 285,069 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.