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Election 1988 Results

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1988 Montana governor election

Stan Stephens (Republican) beat Thomas L. Judge (Democrat) in Montana in 1988, 51.9% to 46.1%, a margin of 5.8 points and 21,291 votes.

Montana changed party: in 1984 it went Democratic, for Ted Schwinden.

Republicans led in 40 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 50,571 votes and went to the Republican by 13.4 points. The closest was Powell, where 14 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
Stan Stephens won Republican 190,604 51.9%
Thomas L. Judge Democratic 169,313 46.1%
All other candidates 7,104 1.9%
Total367,021

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 21,513 42.5% 28,294 55.9% 764 50,571 R+13.4
Missoula 17,162 47.9% 17,731 49.5% 934 35,827 R+1.6
Cascade 15,777 48.6% 16,224 50.0% 470 32,471 R+1.4
Flathead 9,963 39.3% 14,841 58.5% 560 25,364 R+19.2
Lewis And Clark 11,869 50.5% 11,174 47.5% 470 23,513 D+3.0
Gallatin 9,270 40.5% 13,139 57.4% 488 22,897 R+16.9
Silver Bow 11,107 65.9% 5,382 31.9% 364 16,853 D+34.0
Ravalli 4,500 36.2% 7,708 61.9% 240 12,448 R+25.8
Lake 3,864 42.0% 5,152 56.0% 186 9,202 R+14.0
Hill 3,936 49.7% 3,866 48.8% 114 7,916 D+0.9
Lincoln 3,885 53.8% 3,134 43.4% 202 7,221 D+10.4
Park 2,575 40.3% 3,680 57.6% 135 6,390 R+17.3
Fergus 2,504 40.4% 3,575 57.7% 116 6,195 R+17.3
Custer 2,704 49.3% 2,672 48.7% 109 5,485 D+0.6
Dawson 2,447 49.8% 2,399 48.8% 66 4,912 D+1.0
Valley 2,263 48.7% 2,225 47.9% 155 4,643 D+0.8
Deer Lodge 3,385 73.9% 1,117 24.4% 76 4,578 D+49.5
Richland 1,941 42.7% 2,540 55.9% 63 4,544 R+13.2
Carbon 2,013 45.1% 2,379 53.3% 74 4,466 R+8.2
Sanders 2,007 48.1% 2,060 49.3% 108 4,175 R+1.3
Roosevelt 2,231 54.2% 1,799 43.7% 88 4,118 D+10.5
Glacier 2,326 57.0% 1,607 39.4% 149 4,082 D+17.6
Big Horn 2,364 57.9% 1,636 40.1% 80 4,080 D+17.8
Beaverhead 1,557 38.6% 2,414 59.8% 63 4,034 R+21.2
Jefferson 1,807 46.7% 1,985 51.3% 77 3,869 R+4.6
Rosebud 2,040 53.6% 1,668 43.8% 101 3,809 D+9.8
Stillwater 1,526 44.9% 1,821 53.6% 53 3,400 R+8.7
Chouteau 1,256 38.3% 1,961 59.8% 61 3,278 R+21.5
Teton 1,368 42.3% 1,837 56.8% 31 3,236 R+14.5
Pondera 1,340 42.6% 1,760 56.0% 43 3,143 R+13.4
Madison 974 32.5% 1,971 65.7% 54 2,999 R+33.2
Blaine 1,541 51.9% 1,388 46.7% 41 2,970 D+5.2
Powell 1,358 48.7% 1,344 48.2% 85 2,787 D+0.5
Sheridan 1,243 44.9% 1,508 54.5% 18 2,769 R+9.6
Toole 1,096 41.3% 1,504 56.6% 56 2,656 R+15.4
Phillips 1,034 41.9% 1,392 56.4% 44 2,470 R+14.5
Musselshell 935 42.8% 1,218 55.7% 32 2,185 R+13.0
Sweet Grass 451 25.9% 1,270 73.1% 17 1,738 R+47.1
Broadwater 636 37.5% 1,041 61.3% 21 1,698 R+23.9
Fallon 753 46.9% 817 50.9% 35 1,605 R+4.0
Judith Basin 735 47.8% 790 51.3% 14 1,539 R+3.6
Mineral 805 56.3% 588 41.1% 37 1,430 D+15.2
McCone 672 47.4% 727 51.2% 20 1,419 R+3.9
Daniels 538 39.1% 824 59.9% 13 1,375 R+20.8
Granite 499 37.2% 811 60.5% 30 1,340 R+23.3
Liberty 373 30.5% 837 68.5% 12 1,222 R+38.0
Powder River 457 37.7% 737 60.8% 19 1,213 R+23.1
Wheatland 479 41.7% 652 56.8% 17 1,148 R+15.1
Meagher 390 38.5% 609 60.2% 13 1,012 R+21.6
Carter 284 30.5% 629 67.6% 17 930 R+37.1
Prairie 396 43.7% 496 54.7% 14 906 R+11.0
Garfield 304 35.5% 537 62.7% 15 856 R+27.2
Wibaux 326 51.3% 305 48.0% 4 635 D+3.3
Golden Valley 199 36.2% 337 61.4% 13 549 R+25.1
Treasure 222 41.0% 306 56.6% 13 541 R+15.5
Petroleum 113 36.6% 186 60.2% 10 309 R+23.6

Counties as they stood in 1988; 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