2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Montana Governor
Governor · Montana
Brian Schweitzer (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Brown (R) by 4.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brian SchweitzerDemocrat · winner
52.3%225,016
Bob BrownRepublican
47.7%205,313
430,329 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET