1960 Montana gubernatorial election

none related races 1960 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1960 Montana gubernatorial election Montana 1905 presidential no 1956 Montana gubernatorial election 1956 1964 Montana gubernatorial election 1964 November 8, 1960 File:Donald G. Nutter.jpg 150x150px Donald Grant Nutter Republican Party (United States) 154,230 55.11% File:Paul Cannon.jpg Paul C. Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 125,651 44.89% 1960 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsNutter: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Cannon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor J. Hugo Aronson Republican Party (United States) Donald Grant Nutter Republican Party (United States) 85.70%2.50https://sosmt.gov/elections/voter-turnout/ Montana Voter Turnout Montana Secretary of State 2022-05-26 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 only term as governor, as he would die just a year into his term. Democratic primary Candidates Paul Cannon, Lieutenant Governor of Montana Jack Toole, former chairman of the Montana Democratic Party Mike Kuchera, furniture dealer Willard E. Fraser, businessman John M. Nickey Merrill K. Riddick Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1960montrich#page/3/mode/2up 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 July 5, 2014 Paul Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 44,690 34.89 Jack Toole Democratic Party (United States) 40,537 31.65 Mike Kuchera Democratic Party (United States) 33,216 25.93 Willard E. Fraser Democratic Party (United States) 6,505 5.08 John M. Nickey Democratic Party (United States) 1,806 1.41 Merrill K. Riddick Democratic Party (United States) 1,344 1.05 128,098 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Donald Grant Nutter, Chairman of the Montana Republican Party, former State Senator Wesley A. D'Ewart, former United States Congressman from Montana's 2nd congressional district, 1954 Republican nominee for the United States Senate Results Republican Primary results Donald Grant Nutter Republican Party (United States) 33,099 50.43 Wesley A. D'Ewart Republican Party (United States) 32,538 49.57 65,637 100.00 General election Results Montana gubernatorial election, 1960https://archive.org/stream/officialmontanag1960montrich#page/n1/mode/2up Official Montana General Election Returns, November 8, 1960 Montana Secretary of State July 5, 2014 Republican Party (United States) Donald Grant Nutter 154,230 55.11% +3.74% Democratic Party (United States) Paul Cannon 125,651 44.89% -3.74% 28,579 10.21% +7.48% 279,881 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Montana Gubernatorial 1960 Category:November 1960 in the United States