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1912 Montana gubernatorial election Montana 1905 Presidential no 1908 Montana gubernatorial election 1908 1916 Montana gubernatorial election 1916 November 5, 1912 Sam V. Stewart.jpg Sam V. Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 25,381 31.81% 3x4.svg Harry L. Wilson Republican Party (United States) 22,950 28.77% Frank J. Edwards Edit Crop.jpg Frank J. Edwards Progressive 18,881 23.67% Lewis J. Duncan Crop Edit.jpg Lewis Johnstone Duncan Socialist Party of America 12,566 15.75% 1912 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 290px County resultsStewart: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60%Wilson: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50%Edwards: #C7FFAF 30–40% #C6E9AF 40–50% Governor Edwin L. Norris Democratic Party (United States) Sam V. Stewart Democratic Party (United States)
The 1912 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.
Democratic nominee Sam V. Stewart defeated Republican nominee Harry L. Wilson, Progressive nominee Frank J. Edwards and Socialist nominee Lewis Johnstone Duncan with 31.81% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Sam V. Stewart, Democratic, lawyer, Some of the men on the Democratic state ticket https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84036220/1912-10-22/ed-1/seq-7/ Fergus County Democrat Lewistown, Mont. October 22, 1912 7 6 August 2021 former chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee Dixon letter Stewart's answer https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025316/1912-10-21/ed-1/seq-1/ The Daily Missoulian Missoula, Mont. October 21, 1912 1 6 August 2021
Harry L. Wilson, Republican, lawyer Republican State Ticket https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86075298/1912-09-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The Ronan pioneer Ronan, Mont. September 13, 1912 1 6 August 2021
Frank J. Edwards, Progressive, former mayor of Helena Tying String to Nominees https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/sn84020558/id/65564/ The Arizona Republican Phoenix, Arizona September 8, 1912 1 6 August 2021 Gaplets https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025313/1912-10-25/ed-1/seq-3/ Judith Gap journal Judith Gap, Mont. October 25, 1912 3 6 August 2021
Lewis Johnstone Duncan, Socialist, Mayor of Butte, Hamilton Briefs https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025316/1912-09-14/ed-1/seq-2/ The Daily Missoulian Missoula, Mont. September 14, 1912 2 6 August 2021 Eureka News Notes https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85053292/1912-09-05/ed-1/seq-8/ The Libby herald Libby, Mont. September 5, 1912 8 6 August 2021 candidate for Montana's at-large congressional district in 1908
Results
1912 Montana gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262079 MT Governor, 1912 Our Campaigns 6 August 2021 Dubin 2013 2Glashan 1979 180–181https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1910s/1912_General_Statewide.pdf?dt=1523477333219 Official Vote of the State of Montana. Cast at the Regular Election Held on the 5th Day of November, A. D. 1912, as Canvassed by the State Board of Canvassers Montana Secretary of State 6 August 2021
Democratic Party (United States)
Sam V. Stewart
25,381
31.81%
Republican Party (United States)
Harry L. Wilson
22,950
28.77%
Bull Moose Party Progressive
Frank J. Edwards
18,881
23.67%
Socialist Party of America
Lewis Johnstone Duncan
12,566
15.75%
2,431 3.04%
79,778
Democratic Party (United States)
References
Bibliography
Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9
Dubin Michael J. 2013 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931 https://books.google.com/books?id=ksBiaAS8jXoC Jefferson, NC McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-7033-4
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