đ The Canadian federal electoral district of Essex was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008.
đ Jeff Watson, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 20,608 votes making up a 40% share of the vote.
đ„ The runner-up Liberal candidate, Susan Whelan, received 14,973 votes (29.1%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 5,635.
đ Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Taras Natyshak - NDP-New Democratic Party (26.6%).





