1992 Montana gubernatorial election
← 1988 November 3, 1992 1996 →
Turnout78.90%Increase3.90[1]
 
Nominee Marc Racicot Dorothy Bradley
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Denny Rehberg Mike Halligan
Popular vote 209,401 198,421
Percentage 51.3% 48.7%
County results
Racicot:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bradley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Stan Stephens
Republican

Elected Governor

Marc Racicot
Republican

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The 1992 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Governor of Montana Stan Stephens, who was first elected in 1988, declined to seek re-election. Marc Racicot, the Attorney General of Montana, won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced State Representative Dorothy Bradley, who had emerged from a crowded Democratic primary as the nominee of her party. A close election ensued, but in the end, Racicot ended up defeating Bradley to win his first of two terms as governor. While on the same ballot, Democrat presidential candidate Bill Clinton won the state of Montana, and eventually won the 1992 United States presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dorothy Bradley 54,453 41.17
Democratic Mike McGrath 44,323 33.51
Democratic Frank B. Morrison, Jr. 23,883 18.06
Democratic Bob Kelleher 4,216 3.19
Democratic Martin J. "Red" Beckman 2,773 2.10
Democratic Curly Thornton 2,628 1.99
Total votes 132,276 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marc Racicot 68,013 68.66
Republican Andrea Bennett 31,038 31.34
Total votes 99,051 100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 1992[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marc Racicot 209,401 51.35% -0.59%
Democratic Dorothy Bradley 198,421 48.65% +2.52%
Majority 10,980 2.69% -3.11%
Turnout 407,822
Republican hold Swing

County results

Source[3]

Marc Racicot
Republican 		Dorothy Bradley
Democratic 		Margin Total
County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Beaverhead 2,553 61.94% 1,569 38.06% 984 23.87% 4,122
Big Horn 1,827 41.92% 2,531 58.08% 704 16.15% 4,358
Blaine 1,319 43.95% 1,682 56.05% 363 8.33% 3,001
Broadwater 1,155 63.74% 657 36.26% 498 27.48% 1,812
Carbon 2,566 54.82% 2,115 45.18% 283 9.63% 4,681
Carter 637 74.77% 215 25.23% 422 49.53% 852
Cascade 16,819 46.43% 19,405 53.57% 2,586 7.14% 36,224
Chouteau 1,818 56.92% 1,376 43.08% 442 13.84% 3,194
Custer 2,936 52.48% 2,658 47.52% 278 4.97% 5,594
Daniels 820 60.70% 531 39.30% 289 21.39% 1,351
Dawson 2,607 53.81%' 2,238 46.19% 369 7.61% 4,845
Deer Lodge 1,510 29.17% 3,667 70.83% 2,157 41.67% 5,177
Fallon 980 62.34% 592 37.66% 288 18.32% 1,572
Fergus 3,973 61.26% 2,512 38.74% 1,461 22.53% 6,485
Flathead 17,538 56.23% 13,652 43.77% 3,886 12.46% 31,190
Gallatin 15,654 54.69% 12,969 45.31% 2,685 9.38% 28,623
Garfield 607 75.31% 199 24.69% 408 50.62% 806
Glacier 1,701 39.17% 2,642 60.83% 941 21.67% 4,343
Golden Valley 308 62.86% 182 37.14% 126 25.71% 490
Granite 821 62.72% 488 37.28% 333 25.44% 1,309
Hill 3,447 42.93% 4,582 57.07% 1,135 14.14% 8,029
Jefferson 2,231 52.85% 1,990 47.15% 241 5.71% 4,221
Judith Basin 896 62.57% 536 37.43% 360 25.14% 1,432
Lake 5,475 52.28% 4,998 47.72% 477 4.55% 10,473
Lewis and Clark 13,115 50.24% 12,988 49.76% 127 0.49% 26,103
Liberty 755 62.29% 457 37.71% 298 24.59% 1,212
Lincoln 4,588 55.71% 3,648 44.29% 940 11.41% 8,236
Madison 2,148 65.91% 1,111 34.09% 1,037 31.82% 3,259
McCone 808 59.99% 539 40.01% 269 19.97% 1,347
Meagher 579 58.78% 406 41.22% 171 17.36% 985
Mineral 682 42.23% 933 57.77% 251 15.54% 1,615
Missoula 18,531 43.11% 24,453 56.89% 5,922 13.78% 42,984
Musselshell 1,483 67.29% 721 32.71% 762 34.57% 2,204
Park 4,288 57.60% 3,156 42.40% 1,132 15.21% 7,444
Petroleum 204 68.92% 92 31.08% 112 37.84% 296
Phillips 1,720 66.05% 884 33.95% 836 32.10% 2,604
Pondera 1,892 59.59% 1,283 40.41% 609 19.18% 3,175
Powder River 646 62.84% 382 37.16% 264 25.68% 1,028
Powell 1,562 52.99% 1,386 47.01% 176 5.97% 2,948
Prairie 539 63.86% 305 36.14% 234 27.73% 844
Ravalli 8,814 59.34% 6,040 40.66% 2,774 18.68% 14,854
Richland 2,722 57.55% 2,008 42.45% 714 15.10% 4,730
Roosevelt 1,765 42.47% 2,391 57.53% 626 15.06% 4,156
Rosebud 1,716 43.55% 2,224 56.45% 508 12.89% 3,940
Sanders 2,352 53.07% 2,080 46.93% 272 6.14% 4,432
Sheridan 1,161 44.26% 1,462 55.74% 301 11.48% 2,623
Silver Bow 6,528 36.27% 11,470 63.73% 4,958 27.55% 17,998
Stillwater 2,113 58.27% 1,513 41.73% 600 16.55% 3,626
Sweet Grass 1,233 69.50% 541 30.50% 692 39.01% 1,774
Teton 2,018 60.08% 1,341 39.92% 677 20.15% 3,359
Toole 1,539 57.02% 1,160 42.98% 379 10.34% 2,699
Treasure 344 63.24% 200 36.76% 144 26.44% 544
Valley 2,278 52.55% 2,057 47.45% 221 5.10% 4,335
Wheatland 672 59.05% 466 40.95% 206 18.10% 1,138
Wibaux 383 64.05% 215 35.95% 168 28.09% 598
Yellowstone 30,025 53.11% 26,513 46.89% 3,512 6.21% 56,538

References

  1. ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Governor and Lieutenant Governor" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Official 1992 General Election Canvass". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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