1928 Montana gubernatorial election

1928 Montana gubernatorial election
	November 6, 1928
Turnout	80.80%8.40
	County results; Erickson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Rankin: 50–60%
Governor before election; John E. Erickson; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John E. Erickson; Democratic

The 1928 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Governor of Montana John E. Erickson, who was first elected governor in 1924, ran for re-election. Erickson only narrowly won the Democratic primary against future Governor Roy E. Ayers, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by U.S. Attorney Wellington D. Rankin, the former Attorney General of Montana. Although Herbert Hoover carried the state in a landslide in the presidential election that year, Erickson won re-election to his second term as governor in a landslide over Rankin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

John E. Erickson, incumbent Governor of Montana
Roy E. Ayers, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Erickson (incumbent)	24,304	50.67
	Democratic	Roy E. Ayers	23,665	49.33
Total votes			47,969	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Wellington D. Rankin, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana and former Attorney General of Montana
Lee Dennis, former chairman of the Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
W. J. Paul, former state senator
J. W. Walker

Results

Republican Primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wellington D. Rankin	30,778	45.58
	Republican	Lee Dennis	16,209	24.00
	Republican	W. J. Paul	11,337	16.79
	Republican	J. W. Walker	9,206	13.63
Total votes			67,530	100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 1928^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John E. Erickson (incumbent)	113,635	58.52%	+7.50%
	Republican	Wellington D. Rankin	79,777	41.08%	−1.51%
	Socialist	W. R. Duncan	781	0.40%	+0.13%
Majority			33,858	17.44%	+9.00%
Turnout			194,193
	Democratic 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, July 17 A. D. 1928". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
^ "Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held in Montana, Nov. 6, 1928". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

[1] "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[Primary_election_results-2] "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, July 17 A. D. 1928". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

[3] "Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held in Montana, Nov. 6, 1928". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

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