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Election 1976 Results

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1976 Montana governor election

Thomas Lee Judge (Democrat) beat Bob Woodahl (Republican) in Montana in 1976, 61.7% to 36.6%, a margin of 25.1 points and 79,572 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1972, when Thomas L. Judge also won.

Democrats led in 52 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 41,999 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.6 points. The closest was Beaverhead, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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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
Thomas Lee Judge won Democratic 195,420 61.7%
Bob Woodahl Republican 115,848 36.6%
All other candidates 5,452 1.7%
Total316,720

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 26,702 63.6% 15,106 36.0% 191 41,999 D+27.6
Missoula 18,723 61.2% 11,334 37.1% 523 30,580 D+24.2
Cascade 19,944 69.1% 8,596 29.8% 327 28,867 D+39.3
Flathead 11,233 60.9% 7,209 39.1% 18,442 D+21.8
Silver Bow 12,252 66.6% 6,084 33.0% 73 18,409 D+33.5
Lewis And Clark 11,381 63.8% 5,871 32.9% 593 17,845 D+30.9
Gallatin 9,188 57.4% 6,809 42.6% 15,997 D+14.9
Ravalli 4,757 56.9% 3,597 43.1% 8,354 D+13.9
Hill 4,919 66.3% 2,343 31.6% 152 7,414 D+34.7
Lake 3,629 50.6% 3,392 47.3% 156 7,177 D+3.3
Fergus 3,626 58.7% 2,316 37.5% 231 6,173 D+21.2
Lincoln 4,096 67.5% 1,968 32.5% 6,064 D+35.1
Deer Lodge 4,045 67.8% 1,922 32.2% 5,967 D+35.6
Park 3,499 62.5% 2,100 37.5% 5,599 D+25.0
Custer 3,396 62.0% 1,734 31.7% 348 5,478 D+30.3
Dawson 3,107 63.2% 1,704 34.6% 108 4,919 D+28.5
Valley 2,842 59.4% 1,851 38.7% 95 4,788 D+20.7
Richland 2,514 60.7% 1,630 39.3% 4,144 D+21.3
Carbon 2,436 61.9% 1,500 38.1% 3,936 D+23.8
Roosevelt 2,580 66.2% 1,280 32.8% 37 3,897 D+33.4
Glacier 2,299 64.1% 1,127 31.4% 163 3,589 D+32.7
Big Horn 2,327 66.0% 1,171 33.2% 29 3,527 D+32.8
Sanders 1,880 54.1% 1,550 44.6% 42 3,472 D+9.5
Chouteau 1,853 54.2% 1,097 32.1% 466 3,416 D+22.1
Beaverhead 1,685 50.0% 1,682 50.0% 3,367 D+0.1
Teton 1,753 53.2% 1,375 41.7% 166 3,294 D+11.5
Pondera 1,962 67.1% 960 32.9% 2,922 D+34.3
Rosebud 1,850 64.5% 1,016 35.5% 2,866 D+29.1
Powell 1,568 54.9% 1,201 42.1% 86 2,855 D+12.9
Blaine 1,679 61.5% 914 33.5% 137 2,730 D+28.0
Sheridan 1,552 59.0% 1,057 40.2% 20 2,629 D+18.8
Madison 1,100 43.0% 1,431 55.9% 30 2,561 R+12.9
Stillwater 1,514 59.7% 1,022 40.3% 2,536 D+19.4
Jefferson 1,571 62.7% 936 37.3% 2,507 D+25.3
Phillips 1,460 59.8% 929 38.1% 51 2,440 D+21.8
Toole 1,484 62.1% 907 37.9% 2,391 D+24.1
Musselshell 1,308 63.5% 692 33.6% 61 2,061 D+29.9
Fallon 999 56.1% 765 43.0% 17 1,781 D+13.1
Daniels 917 57.0% 686 42.6% 6 1,609 D+14.4
Judith Basin 940 60.1% 515 32.9% 108 1,563 D+27.2
Sweet Grass 644 41.2% 702 44.9% 217 1,563 R+3.7
Mineral 1,032 68.9% 465 31.1% 1,497 D+37.9
McCone 848 57.2% 543 36.6% 92 1,483 D+20.6
Broadwater 677 50.0% 565 41.8% 111 1,353 D+8.3
Granite 671 53.6% 581 46.4% 1,252 D+7.2
Wheatland 769 62.4% 464 37.6% 1,233 D+24.7
Powder River 567 46.7% 585 48.1% 63 1,215 R+1.5
Liberty 617 54.4% 368 32.5% 149 1,134 D+22.0
Prairie 555 55.6% 429 42.9% 15 999 D+12.6
Carter 472 49.3% 466 48.7% 19 957 D+0.6
Garfield 244 27.9% 147 16.8% 482 873 Others
Meagher 510 58.4% 363 41.6% 873 D+16.8
Wibaux 411 60.9% 264 39.1% 675 D+21.8
Golden Valley 331 58.4% 218 38.4% 18 567 D+19.9
Treasure 331 59.4% 197 35.4% 29 557 D+24.1
Petroleum 171 52.8% 112 34.6% 41 324 D+18.2

Counties as they stood in 1976; 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