The 1908 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.
Incumbent
Democratic Governor
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Edwin L. Norris
Edwin Lee Norris (August 15, 1865 – April 25, 1924) was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the fifth Governor of Montana.
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Norris was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky in 1865, and graduated from the Southern Norm ...
was re-elected, defeating
Republican
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nominee Edward Donlan and
Socialist
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nominee Harry Hazelton with 47.34% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
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Edwin L. Norris
Edwin Lee Norris (August 15, 1865 – April 25, 1924) was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the fifth Governor of Montana.
Biography
Norris was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky in 1865, and graduated from the Southern Norm ...
, Democratic, incumbent
Governor
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*Edward Donlan, Republican, lumber merchant
*Harry Hazelton, Socialist
Results
References
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1908
Events
January
* January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica.
* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
Gubernatorial
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