1996Final results
1996 election for Montana Governor
Governor · Montana
Marc Racicot (R) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Judy Jacobson (D) by 58.3 points.
Marc RacicotRepublican · winner
79.2%320,768
Judy JacobsonDemocrat
20.8%84,407
405,175 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET