| Election Name: | 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Jim Douglas-2009 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jim Douglas |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 170,492 |
| Percentage1: | 53.4% |
| Nominee2: | Anthony Pollina |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 69,791 |
| Percentage2: | 21.8% |
| Image3: | File:Gaye Symington (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Gaye Symington |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 69,534 |
| Percentage3: | 21.7% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Douglas |
| Before Party: | Vermont Republican Party |
| After Election: | Jim Douglas |
| After Party: | Vermont Republican Party |
The 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a fourth term. The gubernatorial primary took place on September 9, 2008.
Despite Democrat Barack Obama concurrently winning the state in a landslide in the presidential election and carrying every county, Republican Governor Jim Douglas was able to win reelection in a landslide and carried every county in the state himself. Democrats actually came in third, about 200 votes behind Independent candidate Anthony Pollina. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of the same political party were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Vermont.
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | October 16, 2008 | ||
| Rothenberg Political Report[3] | November 2, 2008 | ||
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | November 3, 2008 | ||
| Real Clear Politics[5] | November 4, 2008 |
| width=175px | Source | width=150px | Date | width=100px | Jim Douglas (R) | width=100px | Anthony Pollina (I/P) | width=100px | Gaye Symington (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | WCAX | October 28, 2008 | align=center | 47% | 23% | 24% | |||
| align=left | Rasmussen | October 10, 2008 | align=center | 45% | 25% | 20% | |||