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Election 2004 Results

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2004 Montana governor election

Brian Schweitzer (Democrat) beat Bob Brown (Republican) in Montana in 2004, 50.4% to 46.0%, a margin of 4.4 points and 19,703 votes.

Montana changed party: in 2000 it went Republican, for Judy Martz.

Republicans led in 39 of the 56 counties and Democrats in 17. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 65,731 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.4 points. The closest was Pondera, 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
Brian Schweitzer won Democratic 225,016 50.4%
Bob Brown Republican 205,313 46.0%
All other candidates 15,817 3.5%
Total446,146

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 33,906 51.6% 29,699 45.2% 2,126 65,731 D+6.4
Missoula 31,532 60.9% 18,269 35.3% 1,974 51,775 D+25.6
Gallatin 18,575 47.3% 19,036 48.5% 1,663 39,274 R+1.2
Flathead 14,967 39.2% 21,970 57.5% 1,288 38,225 R+18.3
Cascade 18,659 55.7% 13,848 41.3% 1,017 33,524 D+14.4
Lewis and Clark 15,891 53.0% 13,343 44.5% 725 29,959 D+8.5
Ravalli 8,775 44.8% 10,182 52.0% 636 19,593 R+7.2
Silver Bow 11,161 69.9% 4,190 26.2% 619 15,970 D+43.7
Lake 5,998 48.1% 5,882 47.2% 593 12,473 D+0.9
Lincoln 3,286 39.7% 4,647 56.1% 348 8,281 R+16.4
Park 3,915 48.2% 3,855 47.5% 350 8,120 D+0.7
Hill 3,886 59.1% 2,407 36.6% 286 6,579 D+22.5
Fergus 2,426 39.9% 3,509 57.7% 148 6,083 R+17.8
Jefferson 2,649 45.6% 2,953 50.8% 209 5,811 R+5.2
Carbon 2,627 49.8% 2,471 46.9% 176 5,274 D+3.0
Custer 2,368 46.7% 2,558 50.5% 143 5,069 R+3.7
Sanders 2,124 42.1% 2,741 54.3% 183 5,048 R+12.2
Glacier 2,994 65.9% 1,275 28.1% 274 4,543 D+37.8
Deer Lodge 3,231 71.6% 1,096 24.3% 187 4,514 D+47.3
Dawson 2,143 48.3% 2,193 49.4% 99 4,435 R+1.1
Big Horn 2,543 59.6% 1,445 33.8% 282 4,270 D+25.7
Richland 1,679 39.6% 2,454 57.9% 102 4,235 R+18.3
Beaverhead 1,638 39.1% 2,419 57.8% 127 4,184 R+18.7
Stillwater 1,774 42.7% 2,246 54.1% 131 4,151 R+11.4
Valley 2,215 55.6% 1,621 40.7% 150 3,986 D+14.9
Roosevelt 2,377 60.2% 1,323 33.5% 248 3,948 D+26.7
Madison 1,416 36.2% 2,340 59.9% 152 3,908 R+23.6
Rosebud 1,990 55.8% 1,378 38.7% 196 3,564 D+17.2
Teton 1,492 44.8% 1,748 52.5% 91 3,331 R+7.7
Chouteau 1,238 42.9% 1,556 53.9% 91 2,885 R+11.0
Pondera 1,373 48.3% 1,376 48.4% 94 2,843 R+0.1
Powell 1,248 44.4% 1,446 51.5% 114 2,808 R+7.1
Blaine 1,588 58.2% 996 36.5% 143 2,727 D+21.7
Broadwater 895 38.3% 1,380 59.0% 64 2,339 R+20.7
Toole 1,055 46.4% 1,133 49.9% 84 2,272 R+3.4
Musselshell 819 36.9% 1,316 59.3% 86 2,221 R+22.4
Phillips 830 38.9% 1,243 58.3% 58 2,131 R+19.4
Sheridan 1,005 50.4% 949 47.6% 40 1,994 D+2.8
Sweet Grass 640 32.8% 1,266 64.9% 44 1,950 R+32.1
Mineral 838 46.6% 875 48.7% 85 1,798 R+2.1
Granite 605 38.5% 889 56.6% 76 1,570 R+18.1
Fallon 522 36.1% 883 61.1% 40 1,445 R+25.0
Judith Basin 442 34.9% 799 63.0% 27 1,268 R+28.2
McCone 482 42.7% 618 54.8% 28 1,128 R+12.1
Daniels 470 43.7% 583 54.2% 23 1,076 R+10.5
Liberty 448 43.6% 565 55.0% 14 1,027 R+11.4
Powder River 291 29.3% 673 67.7% 30 994 R+38.4
Wheatland 368 37.9% 583 60.0% 21 972 R+22.1
Meagher 371 38.7% 557 58.1% 30 958 R+19.4
Prairie 260 35.4% 457 62.2% 18 735 R+26.8
Carter 150 21.5% 529 75.9% 18 697 R+54.4
Garfield 150 23.4% 482 75.1% 10 642 R+51.7
Wibaux 218 40.5% 308 57.2% 12 538 R+16.7
Golden Valley 190 37.1% 309 60.4% 13 512 R+23.2
Treasure 188 40.1% 259 55.2% 22 469 R+15.1
Petroleum 95 32.9% 185 64.0% 9 289 R+31.1

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