1936 Montana gubernatorial election
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| Turnout | 79.80% 1.80[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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The1936 Montana gubernatorial electiontook place on November 3, 1936. IncumbentGovernor of MontanaElmer Holt,who became governor in 1935 upon the death ofFrank Henry Cooney,ran for re-election. He was challenged in theDemocraticprimary by a number of challengers, and was narrowly defeated for renomination byUnited States CongressmanRoy E. AyersofMontana's 2nd congressional district.Ayers advanced to the general election, where he facedFrank A. Hazelbaker,the formerLieutenant Governor of Montanaand theRepublicannominee. Following a close election, Ayers narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win what would be his first and only term as governor.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Roy E. Ayers,United States CongressmanfromMontana's 2nd congressional district
- Elmer Holt,incumbentGovernor of Montana
- Miles Romney Sr.,formerState Senator,former Mayor ofHamilton
- H. L. Maury
- Frank F. Hayes
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy E. Ayers | 43,822 | 37.85 | |
| Democratic | Elmer Holt(incumbent) | 39,397 | 34.02 | |
| Democratic | Miles Romney, Sr. | 21,679 | 18.72 | |
| Democratic | H. L. Maury | 9,086 | 7.85 | |
| Democratic | Frank F. Hayes | 1,808 | 1.56 | |
| Total votes | 115,792 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Frank A. Hazelbaker,formerLieutenant Governor of Montana,1932Republican nominee forGovernor of Montana
- Robert Pauline,State Senator,former Mayor ofKalispell
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank A. Hazelbaker | 28,970 | 72.44 | |
| Republican | Robert Pauline | 11,019 | 27.56 | |
| Total votes | 39,989 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Roy E. Ayers | 115,310 | 50.94% | +2.44% | |
| Republican | Frank A. Hazelbaker | 108,914 | 48.12% | +1.39% | |
| Socialist | J. P. Cavanaugh | 917 | 0.41% | −2.51% | |
| Union | David J. Ryan | 838 | 0.37% | +0.53% | |
| Communist | Arvo Fredrickson | 374 | 0.17% | −0.76% | |
| Majority | 6,396 | 2.83% | +1.05% | ||
| Turnout | 226,353 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^"Montana Voter Turnout".Montana Secretary of State.RetrievedMay 26,2022.
- ^ab"Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 21, 1936"(PDF).Montana Secretary of State. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 15, 2014.RetrievedJuly 6,2014.
- ^"Official Montana General Election Returns, November 3, 1936"(PDF).Montana Secretary of State. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 15, 2014.RetrievedJuly 6,2014.