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Montana gubernatorial election, 1968

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150,481
  
116,432

Start date
  
November 5, 1968

54.11%
  
41.87%

Montana gubernatorial election, 1968

Winner
  
Forrest H Anderson

The 1968 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Governor of Montana Tim M. Babcock, who became Governor upon the death of previous Governor Donald Grant Nutter and was re-elected in 1964, ran for re-election. He faced serious competition in the Republican primary from his Lieutenant Governor, but managed to comfortably win renomination. Advancing to the general election, Babcock faced Forrest H. Anderson, the Attorney General of Montana and the Democratic nominee, and independent candidate Wayne Montgomery of the New Reform Party. Ultimately, Anderson managed to defeat Babcock by a solid margin, winning his first and only term as governor.

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Candidates

  • Forrest H. Anderson, Attorney General of Montana
  • Eugene H. Mahoney, State Senator
  • LeRoy H. Anderson, State Senator, former United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district
  • Willard E. Fraser, Mayor of Billings
  • Hanford K. Gallup, rancher
  • Merrill K. Riddick

    • Candidates

  • Tim M. Babcock, incumbent Governor of Montana
  • Ted James, Lieutenant Governor of Montana
  • Warren A. McMillan
  • J. Wellington Fauver

    • References

    Montana gubernatorial election, 1968 Wikipedia
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