1928 Montana gubernatorial election

1928 Montana gubernatorial election

← 1924 November 6, 1928 1932 →
Turnout80.80%Increase8.40[1]
 
Nominee John E. Erickson Wellington D. Rankin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 113,635 79,777
Percentage 58.52% 41.08%

County results
Erickson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Rankin:      50–60%

Governor before election

John E. Erickson
Democratic

Elected Governor

John E. Erickson
Democratic

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.

  1. ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.