1980Final results
1980 election for Montana Governor
Governor · Montana
Ted Schwinden (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Ramirez (R) by 10.7 points.
Ted SchwindenDemocrat · winner
55.4%199,574
Jack RamirezRepublican
44.6%160,896
360,470 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET