Montana gubernatorial election, 1980

November 4, 1980



Nominee	Ted Schwinden	Jack Ramirez
Party	Democratic	Republican
Running mate	George Turman	Walt Johnson
Popular vote	199,574	160,892
Percentage	55.37%	44.63%

Governor before election

Thomas Lee Judge
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ted Schwinden
Democratic

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The 1980 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Governor of Montana Thomas Lee Judge, who was first elected in 1972 and was re-elected in 1976, ran for re-election. However, he faced a stiff challenge in the Democratic primary from his lieutenant governor, Ted Schwinden, and he ultimately lost renomination. Schwinden, advancing to the general election, faced Jack Ramirez, the Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives and the Republican nominee. Despite the fact that Ronald Reagan, the Republican presidential nominee, won the state in a landslide that year, Schwinden managed to comfortably defeat Ramirez to win his first of two terms as governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Ted Schwinden, Lieutenant Governor of Montana
Thomas Lee Judge, incumbent Governor of Montana
Martin J. Beckman
Bob Kelleher, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Schwinden	69,051	50.64
	Democratic	Thomas Lee Judge (inc.)	57,946	42.49
	Democratic	Martin J. Beckman	5,990	4.39
	Democratic	Bob Kelleher	3,377	2.48
Total votes			136,364	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Jack Ramirez, Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives
Al Bishop, Montana Fish and Game Commissioner
Florence Haegen, former Chairwoman of the Montana Republican Party

Results

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Ramirez	48,926	68.36
	Republican	Al Bishop	14,522	20.29
	Republican	Florence Haegen	8,118	11.34
Total votes			71,566	100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 1980^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Ted Schwinden	199,574	55.37%	-6.34%
	Republican	Jack Ramirez	160,892	44.64%	+8.06%
Majority			38,682	10.73%	-14.39%
Turnout			360,466
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass by County of the Votes Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 3, 1980". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
↑ "Report of the Official Canvass by County of the Votes Cast at the General Election Held in the State of Montana, November 4, 1980". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.

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