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1960 Montana Gubernatorial Election

Montana · 2 candidates · See every 1960 Governor race

Who won the 1960 Montana Gubernatorial Election?

Donald Grant Nutter won the 1960 Montana Gubernatorial Election. Donald Grant Nutter received 154,230 popular votes (55.11%). The main challenger was Paul C. Cannon (44.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Nutter and Cannon

Nutter +10.2 pts · won by 28,579 votes
Donald Grant NutterRepublicanWINNER55.11%
154,230 votes
Paul C. CannonDemocratic44.89%
125,651 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.