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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Montana governor election

Samuel C. Ford (Republican) beat Roy E. Ayers (Democrat) in Montana in 1940, 50.7% to 48.6%, a margin of 2.0 points and 4,982 votes.

Montana changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for Roy E. Ayers.

Republicans led in 33 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 23. The largest, Silver Bow, cast 25,342 votes and went to the Republican by 9.6 points. The closest was Sanders, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Samuel C. Ford won Republican 124,435 50.7%
Roy E. Ayers Democratic 119,453 48.6%
All other candidates 1,713 0.7%
Total245,601

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Silver Bow 11,205 44.2% 13,638 53.8% 499 25,342 R+9.6
Cascade 10,984 54.7% 8,948 44.5% 158 20,090 D+10.1
Yellowstone 9,075 51.4% 8,519 48.3% 57 17,651 D+3.1
Missoula 6,357 48.3% 6,733 51.1% 85 13,175 R+2.9
Lewis And Clark 5,314 50.2% 5,229 49.4% 51 10,594 D+0.8
Flathead 4,054 41.7% 5,600 57.6% 60 9,714 R+15.9
Gallatin 3,877 47.7% 4,227 52.0% 24 8,128 R+4.3
Deer Lodge 3,949 54.2% 3,247 44.6% 92 7,288 D+9.6
Fergus 3,689 55.6% 2,934 44.2% 14 6,637 D+11.4
Hill 2,496 44.4% 3,103 55.1% 28 5,627 R+10.8
Park 2,641 49.7% 2,654 50.0% 14 5,309 R+0.2
Ravalli 2,217 42.0% 3,037 57.5% 25 5,279 R+15.5
Carbon 2,294 44.2% 2,853 54.9% 48 5,195 R+10.8
Lake 2,095 40.3% 3,075 59.2% 23 5,193 R+18.9
Valley 2,910 56.5% 2,212 43.0% 26 5,148 D+13.6
Custer 2,354 48.6% 2,469 51.0% 17 4,840 R+2.4
Roosevelt 1,972 49.8% 1,963 49.6% 24 3,959 D+0.2
Glacier 2,035 54.7% 1,668 44.9% 14 3,717 D+9.9
Richland 1,843 50.9% 1,755 48.5% 21 3,619 D+2.4
Chouteau 1,749 50.8% 1,678 48.7% 18 3,445 D+2.1
Dawson 1,413 42.0% 1,940 57.7% 10 3,363 R+15.7
Beaverhead 1,701 50.8% 1,626 48.6% 19 3,346 D+2.2
Lincoln 1,748 52.4% 1,569 47.0% 22 3,339 D+5.4
Blaine 1,546 46.4% 1,777 53.3% 12 3,335 R+6.9
Phillips 1,837 55.3% 1,470 44.3% 13 3,320 D+11.1
Madison 1,630 49.6% 1,642 50.0% 14 3,286 R+0.4
Toole 1,524 47.9% 1,648 51.8% 9 3,181 R+3.9
Big Horn 1,745 57.1% 1,305 42.7% 6 3,056 D+14.4
Sheridan 1,482 48.8% 1,520 50.0% 35 3,037 R+1.3
Pondera 1,191 40.0% 1,774 59.6% 13 2,978 R+19.6
Musselshell 1,145 38.9% 1,765 59.9% 37 2,947 R+21.0
Powell 1,566 53.9% 1,325 45.6% 16 2,907 D+8.3
Teton 1,512 52.7% 1,343 46.8% 13 2,868 D+5.9
Sanders 1,358 49.5% 1,356 49.4% 32 2,746 D+0.1
Rosebud 1,475 55.8% 1,155 43.7% 14 2,644 D+12.1
Stillwater 1,089 43.8% 1,384 55.7% 11 2,484 R+11.9
Jefferson 985 46.9% 1,106 52.7% 8 2,099 R+5.8
Daniels 706 36.4% 1,224 63.0% 12 1,942 R+26.7
Judith Basin 937 48.8% 965 50.3% 17 1,919 R+1.5
Wheatland 952 54.8% 783 45.1% 1 1,736 D+9.7
Granite 919 53.5% 785 45.7% 15 1,719 D+7.8
Broadwater 812 50.0% 805 49.5% 8 1,625 D+0.4
Fallon 683 42.2% 932 57.5% 5 1,620 R+15.4
Sweet Grass 770 48.1% 826 51.6% 6 1,602 R+3.5
McCone 620 41.5% 863 57.8% 11 1,494 R+16.3
Garfield 583 45.5% 694 54.2% 4 1,281 R+8.7
Carter 665 52.9% 588 46.7% 5 1,258 D+6.1
Powder River 478 40.5% 698 59.1% 5 1,181 R+18.6
Meagher 526 45.6% 622 53.9% 6 1,154 R+8.3
Prairie 493 42.8% 648 56.3% 11 1,152 R+13.5
Mineral 496 47.3% 538 51.3% 14 1,048 R+4.0
Wibaux 520 51.4% 489 48.4% 2 1,011 D+3.1
Liberty 312 32.0% 657 67.5% 5 974 R+35.4
Golden Valley 317 42.2% 433 57.6% 2 752 R+15.4
Petroleum 313 49.4% 320 50.5% 1 634 R+1.1
Treasure 294 48.0% 318 51.9% 1 613 R+3.9

Counties as they stood in 1940; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Montana governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Greg Gianforte (R) R+20.2
2020 Greg Gianforte (R) R+12.9
2016 Steve Bullock (D) D+3.9
2012 Steve Bullock (D) D+1.6
2008 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+33.0
2004 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+4.4
2000 Judy Martz (R) R+3.9
1996 Marc Racicot (R) R+58.3
1992 Marc Racicot (R) R+2.7
1988 Stan Stephens (R) R+5.8
1984 Ted Schwinden (D) D+43.9
1980 Ted Schwinden (D) D+10.7
1976 Thomas Lee Judge (D) D+25.1
1972 Thomas L. Judge (D) D+8.2
1968 Forrest H. Anderson (D) D+12.2
1964 Tim M. Babcock (R) R+2.6
1960 Donald G. Nutter (R) R+10.2
1956 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+2.7
1952 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+1.9
1948 John W. Bonner (D) D+11.9
1944 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+13.2
1940 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+2.0
1936 Roy E. Ayers (D) D+2.9
1932 John E. Erickson (D) D+1.8
1928 John E. Erickson (D) D+17.7
1924 John E. Erickson (D) D+8.4
1920 Joseph M. Dixon (R) R+19.5
1916 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+5.3
1912 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+3.0
1908 Edwin L. Norris (D) D+2.2
1904 Joseph Toole (D) D+12.8
1900 Joseph Toole (D) D+13.7
1896 Robert Burns Smith (D) D+42.0
1892 John E. Rickards (R) R+1.2
1889 Joseph K. Toole (D) D+1.9