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Montana gubernatorial election, 1948

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124,267
  
97,792

Start date
  
November 2, 1948

55.73%
  
43.86%

Winner
  
John W. Bonner

Montana gubernatorial election, 1948

The 1948 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam C. Ford, who was first elected Governor in 1940 and was re-elected in 1944, ran for re-election. He won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced John W. Bonner, the former Attorney General of Montana and the Democratic nominee. Ultimately, Bonner defeated Ford handily in his bid for re-election, winning his first and only term as governor.

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Candidates

  • John W. Bonner, former Attorney General of Montana
  • Arthur F. Lamey, former chairman of the Montana Democratic Party
  • Leif Erickson, former Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, 1946 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, 1944 Democratic nominee for Governor of Montana
  • Vernon Hoven
  • George M. Melton

    • Candidates

  • Sam C. Ford, incumbent Governor of Montana
  • Leonard C. Young
  • Mike Kuchera, furniture dealer

    • References

    Montana gubernatorial election, 1948 Wikipedia
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