Montana gubernatorial election, 1924

November 4, 1924



Nominee	John E. Erickson	Joseph M. Dixon	Frank J. Edwards
Party	Democratic	Republican	Farmer–Labor
Popular vote	88,801	74,126	10,666
Percentage	51.02%	42.59%	6.13%

Governor before election

Joseph M. Dixon
Republican

Elected Governor

John E. Erickson
Democratic

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The 1924 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Governor of Montana Joseph M. Dixon, who was first elected governor in 1920, ran for re-election. Dixon won a competitive Republican primary, and moved on to the general election, where he faced John E. Erickson, a former district court judge and the Democratic nominee; and Frank J. Edwards, the 1916 Republican nominee for governor and the Farmer–Labor Party nominee. Ultimately, Erickson managed to defeat Dixon in his bid for re-election, winning what would be the first of three terms as governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

John E. Erickson, former Eleventh Judicial District Judge
Roy E. Ayers, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana
Miles Romney, Sr., former State Senator, former Mayor of Hamilton
I. G. Denny, former Missoula County Attorney
Sam J. Hampton

Results

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John E. Erickson	13,914	35.13
	Democratic	Roy E. Ayers	9,268	23.40
	Democratic	Miles Romney, Sr.	6,554	16.55
	Democratic	I. G. Denny	6,340	16.01
	Democratic	Sam J. Hampton	3,533	8.92
Total votes			39,609	100.00

Farmer–Labor Party primary

Candidates

Frank J. Edwards, 1916 Republican nominee for Governor of Montana

Results

Farmer–Labor Party Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Frank J. Edwards	2,636	100.00
Total votes			2,636	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Joseph M. Dixon, incumbent Governor of Montana
Lee Dennis, former Chairman of the Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission

Results

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph M. Dixon (inc.)	40,388	55.70
	Republican	Lee Dennis	32,118	44.30
Total votes			72,506	100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 1924^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John E. Erickson	88,801	51.02%	+10.75%
	Republican	Joseph M. Dixon (inc.)	74,126	42.59%	-17.16%
	Farmer–Labor	Frank J. Edwards	10,666	6.13%
	Socialist	J. H. Matheson	466	0.27%
Majority			14,675	8.43%	-11.05%
Turnout			174,059
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1 2 3 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, Aug. 26 A. D. 1924". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014. line feed character in |title= at position 14 (help)
↑ "Official Abstract of Votes Cast at the General Election Held in Montana, Nov. 4, 1924". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

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