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Election 1972 Results

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1972 Montana governor election

Thomas L. Judge (Democrat) beat Ed Smith (Republican) in Montana in 1972, 54.1% to 45.9%, a margin of 8.2 points and 26,292 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when Forrest H. Anderson won.

Republicans led in 29 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 27. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 40,033 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.4 points. The closest was Treasure, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Thomas L. Judge won Democratic 172,523 54.1%
Ed Smith Republican 146,231 45.9%
Total318,754

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 22,490 56.2% 17,543 43.8% 40,033 D+12.4
Cascade 17,709 58.1% 12,794 41.9% 30,503 D+16.1
Missoula 18,426 62.0% 11,302 38.0% 29,728 D+24.0
Silver Bow 15,286 76.1% 4,789 23.9% 20,075 D+52.3
Flathead 9,641 55.0% 7,876 45.0% 17,517 D+10.1
Lewis And Clark 8,061 47.3% 8,990 52.7% 17,051 R+5.4
Gallatin 8,296 52.2% 7,604 47.8% 15,900 D+4.4
Ravalli 3,517 46.4% 4,058 53.6% 7,575 R+7.1
Hill 3,987 55.1% 3,246 44.9% 7,233 D+10.2
Lake 3,202 46.9% 3,625 53.1% 6,827 R+6.2
Deer Lodge 5,320 79.5% 1,374 20.5% 6,694 D+58.9
Lincoln 3,995 64.6% 2,188 35.4% 6,183 D+29.2
Fergus 2,718 44.1% 3,446 55.9% 6,164 R+11.8
Park 3,204 53.3% 2,802 46.7% 6,006 D+6.7
Custer 3,081 54.8% 2,544 45.2% 5,625 D+9.5
Valley 2,522 46.9% 2,851 53.1% 5,373 R+6.1
Dawson 2,747 53.5% 2,384 46.5% 5,131 D+7.1
Richland 1,584 36.2% 2,797 63.8% 4,381 R+27.7
Roosevelt 1,408 35.3% 2,579 64.7% 3,987 R+29.4
Carbon 2,036 52.0% 1,876 48.0% 3,912 D+4.1
Big Horn 2,380 61.4% 1,497 38.6% 3,877 D+22.8
Glacier 2,183 57.0% 1,645 43.0% 3,828 D+14.1
Beaverhead 1,473 42.4% 2,003 57.6% 3,476 R+15.2
Chouteau 1,502 43.3% 1,965 56.7% 3,467 R+13.4
Teton 1,485 43.9% 1,901 56.1% 3,386 R+12.3
Pondera 1,701 51.6% 1,597 48.4% 3,298 D+3.2
Sanders 1,652 50.1% 1,643 49.9% 3,295 D+0.3
Powell 1,625 55.1% 1,326 44.9% 2,951 D+10.1
Blaine 1,492 52.4% 1,357 47.6% 2,849 D+4.7
Toole 1,260 44.3% 1,585 55.7% 2,845 R+11.4
Sheridan 369 13.0% 2,473 87.0% 2,842 R+74.0
Madison 1,142 43.5% 1,484 56.5% 2,626 R+13.0
Phillips 1,065 40.7% 1,554 59.3% 2,619 R+18.7
Stillwater 1,160 45.6% 1,386 54.4% 2,546 R+8.9
Rosebud 1,231 51.1% 1,178 48.9% 2,409 D+2.2
Jefferson 1,324 57.0% 997 43.0% 2,321 D+14.1
Musselshell 1,081 53.2% 952 46.8% 2,033 D+6.3
Sweet Grass 568 33.7% 1,116 66.3% 1,684 R+32.5
Fallon 709 42.9% 942 57.1% 1,651 R+14.1
Judith Basin 784 47.7% 858 52.3% 1,642 R+4.5
Daniels 483 30.0% 1,126 70.0% 1,609 R+40.0
McCone 642 42.4% 871 57.6% 1,513 R+15.1
Mineral 912 63.0% 535 37.0% 1,447 D+26.1
Broadwater 474 34.2% 911 65.8% 1,385 R+31.6
Wheatland 708 52.0% 654 48.0% 1,362 D+4.0
Granite 676 51.1% 647 48.9% 1,323 D+2.2
Liberty 500 40.2% 743 59.8% 1,243 R+19.5
Powder River 436 35.4% 794 64.6% 1,230 R+29.1
Prairie 414 40.5% 609 59.5% 1,023 R+19.1
Carter 299 30.1% 696 69.9% 995 R+39.9
Meagher 297 31.1% 659 68.9% 956 R+37.9
Garfield 224 24.6% 687 75.4% 911 R+50.8
Wibaux 367 51.2% 350 48.8% 717 D+2.4
Treasure 299 50.2% 297 49.8% 596 D+0.3
Golden Valley 245 43.0% 325 57.0% 570 R+14.0
Petroleum 131 39.6% 200 60.4% 331 R+20.8

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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