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1984 Montana Gubernatorial Election
The 1984 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980, ran for re-election. Schwinden won the Democratic primary against a perennial candidate, and moved on to the general election, where he faced Pat M. Goodover, a State Senator and the Republican nominee. Although then-President Ronald Reagan won the state in a landslide that year in the presidential election, Schwinden defeated Goodover with over 70% of the vote to win his second and final term as governor. This was the last time that Democrats won a gubernational election in Montana until 2004. Democratic primary Candidates *Ted Schwinden, incumbent Governor of Montana *Bob Kelleher, perennial candidate Results Republican primary Candidates *Pat M. Goodover, State Senator Results General election Results References {{United States elections, 1984 Montana Gubernatorial 1984 Events January * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Schwinden
Theodore Schwinden (born August 31, 1925) is an American politician. He served as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the 19th Governor of Montana. Biography Schwinden was born in Wolf Point, Montana. He enlisted in the United States Army and served until 1946. Schwinden earned a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree from the University of Montana. Career A member of the Democratic Party, Schwinden was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1958. He was elected and was named to the Legislative Council in 1959. He served as the House minority whip in 1961. In 1965, he was elected president of the Grain Growers Association, and in 1969 he was named Commissioner of State Lands, He was reappointed in 1973 and served until April 1976. Schwinden resigned to campaign for Lieutenant Governor and was elected the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana, serving under Governor Thomas Lee Judge Thomas Lee Judge (October 12, 1934 – September 8, 2006) was an American pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Turman
George Fugett Turman (January 25, 1928 – December 9, 2008) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Originally a Republican state legislator before becoming a Democrat, he was elected to the position in 1980 on a ticket with fellow Democrat Ted Schwinden. They were re-elected in 1984. Turman relinquished the position in 1988. He died of natural causes on December 9, 2008, in Missoula, Montana Missoula ( ; fla, label= Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork ..., aged 80. References Lieutenant Governors of Montana 1928 births 2008 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Montana Mayors of Missoula, Montana Members of the Montana House of Representatives Montana Democrats Montana Republicans 20th-century American politicians {{montana-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Montana
The governor of Montana is the head of government of MontanaMontana Constitution, Article VI, Section 4. and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Montana National Guard, military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana Legislature, Montana State Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and to grant pardons and pardon, reprieves. The current Constitution of Montana, Montana Constitution, ratified in 1972, calls for a 4-year term for the governor, commencing on the first Monday in January following an election.Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 1. The governor is term-limited to 8 years in any 16-year period. The constitution provides for the election of a List of lieutenant governors of Montana, lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket (election), ticket; a provision which did not appear in the state's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Gubernatorial Election, 1980
The 1980 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Governor of Montana Thomas Lee Judge, who was first elected in 1972 and was re-elected in 1976, ran for re-election. He faced a stiff challenge in the Democratic primary from his lieutenant governor, Ted Schwinden, and he ultimately lost renomination. Schwinden, advancing to the general election, faced Jack Ramirez, the Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives and the Republican nominee. Although Ronald Reagan, the Republican presidential nominee, won the state in a landslide that year, Schwinden comfortably defeated Ramirez to win his first of two terms as governor. Democratic primary Candidates *Ted Schwinden, Lieutenant Governor of Montana *Thomas Lee Judge, incumbent Governor of Montana *Martin J. Beckman *Bob Kelleher, perennial candidate Results Republican primary Candidates *Jack Ramirez, Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives *Al Bishop, Montana Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Senate
The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. Composition of the Senate :''67th Legislature – 2021–2022'' Leaders The leaders of the Montana Senate include: Members of the Montana Senate Montana limits its State Senators to two four-year terms (8 years) in any 16-year period. Past composition of the Senate See also *Montana Legislature *Montana House of Representatives References External links Montana State LegislatureLeadership of the 60th Montana Legislature from |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975, after having a career in entertainment. Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. He graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and began to work as a sports announcer in Iowa. In 1937, Reagan moved to California, where he found Ronald Reagan filmography, work as a film actor. From 1947 to 1952, Reagan served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild, working to Hollywood blacklist, root out alleged communist influence within it. In the 1950s, he moved to a career in television and became a spokesman for General Electric. From 1959 to 1960, he again served as the guild's president. In 1964, his speech "A Time for Choosing" earned him national attention as a new conservative figure. Building a network of supporters, Reagan was 1966 Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 United States Presidential Election In Montana
The 1984 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1984, and was part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, former Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan won Montana by a landslide margin of 22.29%. , this is the last election in which Glacier County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time until 2016 that Roosevelt County voted Republican.Sullivan, Robert David‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’ ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016 Reagan became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Big Horn County. Even as Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Schwinden won Re Election with 70% of the vote on the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 United States Presidential Election
The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan defeated Democratic former Vice President Walter Mondale, in a landslide, winning 525 electoral votes and 58.8 percent of the popular vote. No other candidate in history has matched Reagan's electoral vote total. This is the most recent US presidential election in which a candidate received over 500 electoral votes, as well as the most recent election in which both major party candidates are deceased, and the last time that a major party candidate failed to carry more than 100 electoral votes. Reagan and Vice President George H. W. Bush faced only token opposition in their bid for re-nomination. Mondale faced a competitive field in his bid, defeating Colorado Senator Gary Hart, activist Jesse Jackson and several other candidates in the 1984 Democratic primaries. He eventually chose U.S. Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Montana Gubernatorial Election
The 2004 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2004 for the post of Governor of Montana. Democrat Brian Schweitzer defeated Montana Secretary of State and Republican nominee Bob Brown with 50.4% of the vote against 46%. Schweitzer formed a ticket with a Republican running mate, choosing state legislator John Bohlinger for the lieutenant governorship. Democratic primary Candidates *Brian Schweitzer, rancher, former United States Department of Agriculture employee, nominee for the United States Senate in 2000 **Running mate: John Bohlinger, former State Representative (1993–1999) and State Senator (1999–2005) * John Vincent, former State Representative (1975–1990), former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives (1985–1986; 1989–1990) and former Mayor of Bozeman (1994–1995) **Running mate: Mary Sexton, Teton County Commissioner Brian Schweitzer, a rancher from Whitefish, began campaigning for the Democratic nomination over a year befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Kelleher
Robert "Bob" Kelleher (March 30, 1923 – May 29, 2011), was an American attorney and perennial candidate. Starting in 1964, Kelleher ran for public office 16 times, at various times for the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic, Green Party (United States), Green and Republican Party (United States), Republican parties. He ran for governor of Montana on five different occasions, losing the Democratic primaries in 1980, 1984, 1992, and 1996; while running on the Green Party ticket in 2004. He was the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Montana's 2nd congressional district in 1968, and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party nominee for the United States Senate in 2008. Kelleher served in elected office during the 1972 Montana Constitution, Montana Constitutional Convention. He was a candidate for president of the United States in 1976, where he made the ballot in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Georgia. 2008 U.S. Senate electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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