Election for Governor of Montana
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The 1960 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Governor of Montana J. Hugo Aronson, who was first elected governor in 1952 and was re-elected in 1956, declined to run for re-election. Donald Grant Nutter, a former state senator, narrowly won the Republican primary, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Paul Cannon, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the Democratic nominee. Nutter defeated Cannon by a fairly wide margin, winning his one and only term as governor, as he would die just a year into his term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic Party primary results[2] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Cannon | 44,690 | 34.89 |
| | Democratic | Jack Toole | 40,537 | 31.65 |
| | Democratic | Mike Kuchera | 33,216 | 25.93 |
| | Democratic | Willard E. Fraser | 6,505 | 5.08 |
| | Democratic | John M. Nickey | 1,806 | 1.41 |
| | Democratic | Merrill K. Riddick | 1,344 | 1.05 |
| Total votes | 128,098 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
Montana gubernatorial election, 1960[3] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Donald Grant Nutter | 154,230 | 55.11% | +3.74% |
| | Democratic | Paul Cannon | 125,651 | 44.89% | -3.74% |
| Majority | 28,579 | 10.21% | +7.48% |
| Turnout | 279,881 | | |
| | Republican hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 7, 1960". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Official Montana General Election Returns, November 8, 1960". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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