1984Final results
1984 election for Montana Governor
Governor · Montana
Ted Schwinden (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Pat M. Goodover (R) by 45.4 points.
Ted SchwindenDemocrat · winner
72.7%266,578
Pat M. GoodoverRepublican
27.3%100,070
366,648 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET