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1976 Montana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1976 Montana Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Lee Judge won the 1976 Montana Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Lee Judge received 195,420 popular votes (61.7%). The main challenger was Bob Woodahl (36.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Judge and Woodahl

Judge +25.1 pts · won by 79,572 votes
Thomas Lee JudgeDemocraticWINNER61.7%
195,420 votes
Bob WoodahlRepublican36.6%
115,848 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.