1944 Montana gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1944 Montana gubernatorial election
Country:Montana
Flag Year:1905
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1940 Montana gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1940
Next Election:1948 Montana gubernatorial election
Next Year:1948
Election Date:November 7, 1944
Image1:Sam C. Ford.jpg
Nominee1:Sam C. Ford
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:116,461
Percentage1:56.36%
Nominee2:Leif Erickson
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:89,224
Percentage2:43.18%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:Sam C. Ford
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Sam C. Ford
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:79.40%2.10[1]

The 1944 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam C. Ford, who was first elected Governor in 1940, ran for re-election. He won the Republican primary and moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Leif Erickson, a former Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and the Democratic nominee. Although then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won the state in that year's presidential election, Ford defeated Erickson by a wide margin to win his second and final term as governor. This election is the first time that an incumbent Republican Governor of Montana was re-elected or won re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montana Voter Turnout. Montana Secretary of State. 2022-05-26.