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Election 1996 Results

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1996 Montana governor election

Marc Racicot (Republican) beat Judy Jacobson (Democrat) in Montana in 1996, 79.2% to 20.8%, a margin of 58.3 points and 236,361 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1992, when Marc Racicot also won.

Republicans led in 56 of the 56 counties. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 54,958 votes and went to the Republican by 63.8 points. The closest was Petroleum, where 227 votes separated the two parties.

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Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Marc Racicot won Republican 320,768 79.2%
Judy Jacobson Democratic 84,407 20.8%
Total405,175

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 9,953 18.1% 45,005 81.9% 54,958 R+63.8
Missoula 11,426 25.8% 32,877 74.2% 44,303 R+48.4
Cascade 6,684 19.0% 28,511 81.0% 35,195 R+62.0
Flathead 5,682 17.6% 26,670 82.4% 32,352 R+64.9
Gallatin 5,447 18.9% 23,357 81.1% 28,804 R+62.2
Lewis and Clark 5,135 19.2% 21,668 80.8% 26,803 R+61.7
Silver Bow 5,813 32.9% 11,876 67.1% 17,689 R+34.3
Ravalli 2,863 17.9% 13,161 82.1% 16,024 R+64.3
Lake 2,547 23.8% 8,149 76.2% 10,696 R+52.4
Lincoln 1,284 16.8% 6,379 83.2% 7,663 R+66.5
Park 1,327 18.2% 5,964 81.8% 7,291 R+63.6
Hill 1,892 26.5% 5,239 73.5% 7,131 R+46.9
Fergus 940 15.7% 5,064 84.3% 6,004 R+68.7
Custer 1,049 19.6% 4,315 80.4% 5,364 R+60.9
Deer Lodge 1,484 30.0% 3,458 70.0% 4,942 R+39.9
Jefferson 836 17.5% 3,952 82.5% 4,788 R+65.1
Carbon 934 19.7% 3,815 80.3% 4,749 R+60.7
Dawson 897 19.2% 3,781 80.8% 4,678 R+61.7
Sanders 1,028 22.4% 3,554 77.6% 4,582 R+55.1
Richland 998 21.8% 3,576 78.2% 4,574 R+56.4
Valley 923 21.7% 3,326 78.3% 4,249 R+56.6
Big Horn 1,933 45.9% 2,281 54.1% 4,214 R+8.3
Glacier 1,690 41.1% 2,423 58.9% 4,113 R+17.8
Beaverhead 473 11.7% 3,553 88.3% 4,026 R+76.5
Roosevelt 1,535 38.9% 2,416 61.1% 3,951 R+22.3
Stillwater 620 16.0% 3,243 84.0% 3,863 R+67.9
Rosebud 1,089 28.9% 2,674 71.1% 3,763 R+42.1
Madison 465 13.4% 3,018 86.6% 3,483 R+73.3
Teton 442 13.4% 2,858 86.6% 3,300 R+73.2
Chouteau 430 13.7% 2,713 86.3% 3,143 R+72.6
Pondera 472 16.0% 2,473 84.0% 2,945 R+67.9
Blaine 928 32.5% 1,930 67.5% 2,858 R+35.1
Powell 525 18.6% 2,293 81.4% 2,818 R+62.7
Phillips 301 12.0% 2,209 88.0% 2,510 R+76.0
Toole 429 17.3% 2,044 82.7% 2,473 R+65.3
Sheridan 609 25.1% 1,820 74.9% 2,429 R+49.9
Musselshell 329 15.8% 1,755 84.2% 2,084 R+68.4
Broadwater 301 15.3% 1,665 84.7% 1,966 R+69.4
Sweet Grass 223 12.5% 1,562 87.5% 1,785 R+75.0
Mineral 385 24.1% 1,215 75.9% 1,600 R+51.9
Fallon 168 11.9% 1,240 88.1% 1,408 R+76.1
Granite 198 14.2% 1,195 85.8% 1,393 R+71.6
Judith Basin 177 13.2% 1,168 86.8% 1,345 R+73.7
Daniels 254 19.7% 1,037 80.3% 1,291 R+60.7
McCone 236 19.2% 990 80.8% 1,226 R+61.5
Liberty 119 10.1% 1,058 89.9% 1,177 R+79.8
Wheatland 169 15.6% 915 84.4% 1,084 R+68.8
Powder River 129 12.6% 893 87.4% 1,022 R+74.8
Meagher 105 11.3% 821 88.7% 926 R+77.3
Prairie 114 14.6% 666 85.4% 780 R+70.8
Carter 88 11.7% 665 88.3% 753 R+76.6
Garfield 60 8.1% 682 91.9% 742 R+83.8
Wibaux 107 18.1% 484 81.9% 591 R+63.8
Treasure 71 14.2% 428 85.8% 499 R+71.5
Golden Valley 61 12.5% 427 87.5% 488 R+75.0
Petroleum 30 10.5% 257 89.5% 287 R+79.1

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