1904 Montana gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Montana

← 1900

November 8, 1904

1908 →


Nominee	Joseph Toole	William Lindsay	Malcolm G. O'Malley
Party	Democratic	Republican	Socialist
Popular vote	35,377	26,957	3,431
Percentage	53.79%	40.99%	5.22%

Governor before election

Joseph Toole
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph Toole
Democratic

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The 1904 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph Toole was re-elected, defeating Republican nominee William Lindsay and Socialist nominee Malcolm G. O'Malley with 53.79% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Joseph Toole, Democratic, incumbent Governor
William Lindsay, Republican, former state legislator,^[1] former Chairman of the Republican state committee^[2]
Malcolm G. O'Malley, Socialist, solicitor, former state legislator^[3]

Results

1904 Montana gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Toole	35,377	53.79%
	Republican	William Lindsay	26,957	40.99%
	Socialist	Malcolm G. O'Malley	3,431	5.22%
Majority			8,420	12.80%
Turnout			65,765
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Toole and Lindsay". The river press. Fort Benton, Mont. October 5, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ "Lindsay for Governor". The Billings gazette. Billings, Mont. June 28, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ "Biographies of Socialist Candidates on the State Ticket". Montana news. Lewistown, Mont. November 2, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 63.
^ "MT Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Dubin 2010, p. 27.
^ Glashan 1979, pp. 180–181.

Bibliography

Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

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