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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Turnout | 74.60%10.00[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results; blue counties were won by Schwinden, red by Woodahl, and green by Mahoney. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Lee Judge (incumbent) | 79,596 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 79,596 | 100.00 |
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 |
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 |