1976 Montana gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 2, 1976
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| Turnout | 74.60% 10.00[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Judge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Woodahl: 40–50% 50–60% Mahoney: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Thomas Lee Judge, incumbent Governor of Montana
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Woodahl | 47,629 | 56.67 | |
| Republican | Jack McDonald | 36,420 | 43.33 | |
| Total votes | 84,049 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Thomas Lee Judge (incumbent) | 195,420 | 61.70% | +7.58% | |
| Republican | Bob Woodahl | 115,848 | 36.58% | −9.30% | |
| Independent | Charlie Mahoney | 5,452 | 1.72% | ||
| Majority | 79,572 | 25.12% | +16.88% | ||
| Turnout | 316,720 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||