The 1988 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Governor of MontanaTed Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980 and was re-elected in 1984, declined to seek re-election to a third term, creating an open seat. Stan Stephens, the former President of the Montana Senate, won a close Republican primary, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Thomas Lee Judge, Schwinden's predecessor as governor and the Democratic nominee. Though the general election was hotly contested, Stephens ultimately defeated Judge, becoming the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election in Montana since 1964.[2]
Jim Waltermire, the Montana Secretary of State, was widely perceived to be the frontrunner in the primary, but, two months before the election, he was killed in a plane crash. Following his death, the race was narrowed down to Stan Stephens and Carl Winslow, though Waltermire remained on the ballot. Stephens earned the endorsement of much of the Republican establishment in the state, and campaigned on his experience in elected office and his success in the private sector. Winslow, meanwhile, campaigned on his youth and his ability to attract new businesses to the state.[4]
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1988, montana, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1988, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 1988, incumbent, governor, montana, schwinden, first, elected, 1980, elected, 1984, declined, seek, election, third, term, creating, . For related races see 1988 United States gubernatorial elections The 1988 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8 1988 Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden who was first elected in 1980 and was re elected in 1984 declined to seek re election to a third term creating an open seat Stan Stephens the former President of the Montana Senate won a close Republican primary and advanced to the general election where he was opposed by Thomas Lee Judge Schwinden s predecessor as governor and the Democratic nominee Though the general election was hotly contested Stephens ultimately defeated Judge becoming the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election in Montana since 1964 2 1988 Montana gubernatorial election 1984 November 8 1988 1992 Turnout75 00 1 Nominee Stan Stephens Thomas Lee JudgeParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate Allen Kolstad Barbara B SkeltonPopular vote 190 604 169 313Percentage 51 93 46 13 County resultsStephens 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Judge 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionTed SchwindenDemocratic Elected Governor Stan StephensRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Campaign 2 3 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Thomas Lee Judge former Governor of Montana Frank B Morrison Jr former Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Greely Attorney General of Montana Ted Neuman State Senator Martin J Red Beckman Curly ThorntonResults Edit Democratic Party primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas Lee Judge 46 412 39 31Democratic Frank B Morrison Jr 32 124 27 21Democratic Mike Greely 26 827 22 72Democratic Ted Neuman 7 297 6 18Democratic Martin J Red Beckman 3 360 2 85Democratic Curly Thornton 2 038 1 73Total votes 118 058 100 00Republican primary EditCandidates Edit Stan Stephens former President of the Montana Senate Carl Winslow State Representative Jim Waltermire Montana Secretary of StateCampaign Edit Jim Waltermire the Montana Secretary of State was widely perceived to be the frontrunner in the primary but two months before the election he was killed in a plane crash Following his death the race was narrowed down to Stan Stephens and Carl Winslow though Waltermire remained on the ballot Stephens earned the endorsement of much of the Republican establishment in the state and campaigned on his experience in elected office and his success in the private sector Winslow meanwhile campaigned on his youth and his ability to attract new businesses to the state 4 Results Edit Republican Primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Stan Stephens 44 022 50 07Republican Carl Winslow 37 875 43 08Republican Jim Waltermire 6 024 6 85Total votes 87 921 100 00General election EditResults Edit Montana gubernatorial election 1988 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Stan Stephens 190 604 51 93 25 53 Democratic Thomas Lee Judge 169 313 46 13 24 21 Libertarian William Dee Morris 7 104 1 94 1 32 Majority 21 291 5 80 38 14 Turnout 367 021Republican gain from Democratic SwingReferences Edit Montana Voter Turnout Montana Secretary of State Retrieved 2022 05 26 Berke Richard L November 9 1988 The 1988 Elections Indiana Elects Bayh s Son Governor Moore Is Ousted by West Virginians The New York Times Retrieved July 5 2014 a b Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana June 7 1988 PDF Montana Secretary of State Archived from the original PDF on 2013 12 28 Retrieved July 5 2014 8 Candidates Vie in Montana Race The New York Times May 29 1988 Retrieved July 5 2014 Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the General Election Held in the State of Montana November 8 1988 Montana Secretary of State Retrieved July 5 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 Montana gubernatorial election amp oldid 1090021726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
