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Montana — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorMontana · GovernorTed SchwindenD+10.7
Candidates
Montana 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Ted Schwinden✓Democratic199,57455.4%
- Jack RamirezRepublican160,89244.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+24.4Governor 1980D+10.7vs. baselineD+35.1
Montana's 1980 governor race ran 35.1 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.