Election for Governor of Montana
1972 Montana gubernatorial election
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← 1968 | November 7, 1972 | 1976 → |
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Turnout | 84.60%1.80[1] |
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| | | Nominee | Thomas Lee Judge | Ed Smith | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 172,523 | 146,231 | Percentage | 54.12% | 45.88% | |
County results Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Smith: 50-60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
Governor before election Forrest H. Anderson Democratic | Elected Governor Thomas Lee Judge Democratic | |
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The 1972 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Governor of Montana Forrest H. Anderson, who was first elected in 1968, declined to seek re-election. Thomas Lee Judge, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana, won a competitive Democratic primary, and moved on to the general election, where he faced Ed Smith, a rancher and the Republican nominee. Although then-President Richard Nixon won the state in a landslide in that year's presidential election, Judge managed to handily defeat Smith, winning his first of two terms as governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic Party primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas Lee Judge | 75,917 | 59.87 |
| Democratic | Dick Dzivi | 38,639 | 30.47 |
| Democratic | Eva Levengood Shunkwiler | 5,707 | 4.50 |
| Democratic | Dallas E. Howard | 4,255 | 3.36 |
| Democratic | David E. Burnham | 2,276 | 1.80 |
Total votes | 126,794 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican Primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ed Smith | 39,552 | 40.65 |
| Republican | Frank Dunkle | 37,375 | 38.41 |
| Republican | Tom A. Selstad | 18,046 | 18.55 |
| Republican | Warren McMillan | 2,331 | 2.40 |
Total votes | 97,304 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Montana gubernatorial election, 1972[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Thomas Lee Judge | 172,523 | 54.12% | +7.58% |
| Republican | Ed Smith | 146,231 | 45.88% | +4.01% |
Majority | 26,292 | 8.25% | -3.99% |
Turnout | 318,754 | | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. February 22, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana and of the Vote Cast at the Separate Election for Ratification or Rejection of the Proposed Constitution, June 6, 1972" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Report of the Official Canvass of the Votes Cast at the General Election Held in the State of Montana, November 7, 1972". Montana Secretary of State. 1970. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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