Montana gubernatorial election, 1976

November 2, 1976



Nominee	Thomas Lee Judge	Bob Woodahl
Party	Democratic	Republican
Running mate	Ted Schwinden	Antoinette Fraser Rosell
Popular vote	195,420	115,848
Percentage	61.70%	36.58%

Governor before election

Thomas Lee Judge
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Lee Judge
Democratic

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The 1976 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Governor of Montana Thomas Lee Judge, who was first elected in 1972, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary unopposed, and moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Bob Woodahl, the Attorney General of Montana and the Republican nominee. Ultimately, Judge defeated Woodahl by a landslide to win his second and final term as governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Thomas Lee Judge, incumbent Governor of Montana

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Lee Judge (incumbent)	79,596	100.00
Total votes			79,596	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Bob Woodahl, Attorney General of Montana
Jack McDonald, State Senator

Results

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Woodahl	47,629	56.67
	Republican	Jack McDonald	36,420	43.33
Total votes			84,049	100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 1976^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas Lee Judge (inc.)	195,420	61.70%	+7.58%
	Republican	Bob Woodahl	115,848	36.58%	-9.30%
	Independent	C. Mahoney	5,452	1.72%
Majority			79,572	25.12%	+16.88%
Turnout			316,720
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 1, 1976". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
↑ "Report of the Official Canvass of the Votes Cast at the General Election Held in the State of Montana, November 2, 1976". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.

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