1928 Montana gubernatorial election

none related races 1928 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1928 Montana gubernatorial election Montana 1905 presidential no 1924 Montana gubernatorial election 1924 1932 Montana gubernatorial election 1932 November 6, 1928 x150px John E. Erickson Democratic Party (United States) 113,635 58.52% x150px Wellington D. Rankin Republican Party (United States) 79,777 41.08% 1928 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsErickson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Rankin: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor John E. Erickson Democratic Party (United States) John E. Erickson Democratic Party (United States) 80.80%8.40https://sosmt.gov/elections/voter-turnout/ Montana Voter Turnout Montana Secretary of State 2022-05-26 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 resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1928montrich#page/1/mode/2up 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 July 6, 2014 John E. Erickson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 24,304 50.67 Roy E. Ayers Democratic Party (United States) 23,665 49.33 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 Wellington D. Rankin Republican Party (United States) 30,778 45.58 Lee Dennis Republican Party (United States) 16,209 24.00 W. J. Paul Republican Party (United States) 11,337 16.79 J. W. Walker Republican Party (United States) 9,206 13.63 67,530 100.00 General election Results Montana gubernatorial election, 1928https://archive.org/stream/officialmontanag1928montrich#page/n1/mode/2up Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held in Montana, Nov. 6, 1928 Montana Secretary of State July 6, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) John E. Erickson (incumbent) 113,635 58.52% +7.50% Republican Party (United States) Wellington D. Rankin 79,777 41.08% -1.51% Socialist Party (United States) W. R. Duncan 781 0.40% +0.13% 33,858 17.44% +9.00% 194,193 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Montana Gubernatorial 1928 Category:November 1928 in the United States