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Election 1968 Results

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1968 Montana governor election

Forrest H. Anderson (Democrat) beat Tim M. Babcock (Republican) in Montana in 1968, 54.1% to 41.9%, a margin of 12.2 points and 34,049 votes.

Montana changed party: in 1964 it went Republican, for Tim M. Babcock.

Democrats led in 47 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 9. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 33,873 votes and went to the Republican by 5.1 points. The closest was Garfield, where 3 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
Forrest H. Anderson won Democratic 150,481 54.1%
Tim M. Babcock Republican 116,432 41.9%
All other candidates 11,199 4.0%
Total278,112

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 15,745 46.5% 17,463 51.6% 665 33,873 R+5.1
Cascade 15,447 57.8% 10,397 38.9% 904 26,748 D+18.9
Missoula 10,276 48.2% 9,150 42.9% 1,895 21,321 D+5.3
Silver Bow 13,545 70.0% 4,978 25.7% 840 19,363 D+44.2
Flathead 8,259 54.9% 5,983 39.8% 798 15,040 D+15.1
Lewis And Clark 6,368 44.3% 7,491 52.1% 530 14,389 R+7.8
Gallatin 5,139 42.9% 6,369 53.2% 472 11,980 R+10.3
Hill 4,165 61.6% 2,410 35.6% 188 6,763 D+26.0
Fergus 3,158 51.2% 2,790 45.2% 220 6,168 D+6.0
Deer Lodge 4,583 74.6% 1,246 20.3% 316 6,145 D+54.3
Lake 2,962 48.7% 2,749 45.2% 373 6,084 D+3.5
Ravalli 3,034 51.2% 2,583 43.6% 306 5,923 D+7.6
Lincoln 3,920 66.7% 1,613 27.4% 347 5,880 D+39.2
Park 2,730 50.5% 2,494 46.1% 181 5,405 D+4.4
Custer 2,515 49.8% 2,403 47.6% 128 5,046 D+2.2
Dawson 2,541 54.3% 2,013 43.0% 129 4,683 D+11.3
Valley 2,673 58.1% 1,823 39.6% 107 4,603 D+18.5
Richland 2,335 57.2% 1,676 41.1% 69 4,080 D+16.2
Roosevelt 2,375 60.4% 1,486 37.8% 69 3,930 D+22.6
Glacier 2,300 61.3% 1,333 35.5% 117 3,750 D+25.8
Carbon 2,010 54.9% 1,556 42.5% 94 3,660 D+12.4
Big Horn 1,779 51.5% 1,548 44.8% 129 3,456 D+6.7
Chouteau 1,755 54.8% 1,303 40.7% 147 3,205 D+14.1
Beaverhead 1,373 43.9% 1,580 50.5% 175 3,128 R+6.6
Teton 1,669 53.4% 1,325 42.4% 134 3,128 D+11.0
Sanders 1,688 55.2% 1,213 39.7% 157 3,058 D+15.5
Pondera 1,692 57.6% 1,092 37.2% 152 2,936 D+20.4
Toole 1,609 58.9% 980 35.9% 143 2,732 D+23.0
Powell 1,578 57.8% 988 36.2% 163 2,729 D+21.6
Blaine 1,622 60.4% 978 36.4% 84 2,684 D+24.0
Phillips 1,545 57.8% 1,052 39.4% 75 2,672 D+18.5
Sheridan 1,753 68.0% 775 30.1% 51 2,579 D+37.9
Madison 1,164 50.4% 1,065 46.1% 81 2,310 D+4.3
Stillwater 1,083 48.7% 1,064 47.8% 79 2,226 D+0.9
Rosebud 1,121 51.5% 975 44.8% 80 2,176 D+6.7
Musselshell 1,076 57.4% 767 40.9% 32 1,875 D+16.5
Jefferson 1,034 57.3% 690 38.2% 81 1,805 D+19.1
Daniels 875 55.1% 673 42.4% 41 1,589 D+12.7
Fallon 902 56.9% 650 41.0% 32 1,584 D+15.9
Judith Basin 821 54.4% 624 41.4% 64 1,509 D+13.1
Sweet Grass 625 41.4% 832 55.2% 51 1,508 R+13.7
McCone 873 61.7% 512 36.2% 29 1,414 D+25.5
Wheatland 735 55.9% 540 41.0% 41 1,316 D+14.8
Granite 679 52.9% 536 41.8% 68 1,283 D+11.1
Broadwater 611 48.5% 604 47.9% 46 1,261 D+0.6
Mineral 760 64.5% 342 29.0% 77 1,179 D+35.5
Liberty 610 54.0% 463 41.0% 56 1,129 D+13.0
Powder River 459 43.7% 569 54.2% 22 1,050 R+10.5
Carter 487 50.1% 451 46.4% 35 973 D+3.7
Prairie 459 47.9% 485 50.6% 15 959 R+2.7
Meagher 382 43.8% 449 51.4% 42 873 R+7.7
Garfield 408 48.3% 411 48.7% 25 844 R+0.4
Wibaux 427 64.2% 231 34.7% 7 665 D+29.5
Golden Valley 287 51.1% 265 47.2% 10 562 D+3.9
Treasure 287 53.1% 237 43.9% 16 540 D+9.3
Petroleum 173 50.7% 157 46.0% 11 341 D+4.7

Counties as they stood in 1968; 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