Montana gubernatorial election, 1940
Montana gubernatorial election, 1940
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The 1940 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Governor of Montana Roy E. Ayers, who was first elected Governor in 1936, ran for re-election. He narrowly won the Democratic primary by just over a thousand votes to win renomination, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Sam C. Ford, a former Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and the Republican nominee. Ultimately, in spite of the fact that then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won the state in that year's presidential election, Ford narrowly defeated Ayers to win his first of two terms as Governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Democratic Party primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Roy E. Ayers (inc.) |
40,268 |
38.23 |
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Democratic |
Arthur F. Lamey |
39,010 |
37.04 |
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Democratic |
A. E. Kathan |
26,041 |
24.73 |
| Total votes |
105,319 |
100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Republican Primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Sam C. Ford |
16,335 |
32.90 |
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Republican |
Charles A. Hauswirth |
14,397 |
29.00 |
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Republican |
Julius J. Wuerthner |
8,685 |
17.49 |
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Republican |
T. S. Stockdahl |
5,439 |
10.95 |
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Republican |
Martin P. Moe |
3,994 |
8.04 |
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Republican |
John H. Leuthold |
802 |
1.62 |
| Total votes |
49,652 |
100.00 |
General election
Results
References
