Question: The 1916 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916, after comfortably winning the Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank J. Edwards, the former Mayor of Helena, the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana, and the county seat of which county?

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Montana gubernatorial election, 1980: The 1980 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Thomas Lee Judge, who was first elected in 1972 and was re-elected in 1976, ran for re-election.  However, he faced a stiff challenge in the Democratic primary from his lieutenant governor, Ted Schwinden, and he ultimately lost renomination.  Schwinden, advancing to the general election, faced Jack Ramirez, the Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives and the Republican nominee.  Despite the fact that Ronald Reagan, the Republican presidential nominee, won the state in a landslide that year, Schwinden managed to comfortably defeat Ramirez to win his first of two terms as governor.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1992: The 1992 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Stan Stephens, who was first elected in 1988, declined to seek re-election.  Marc Racicot, the Attorney General of Montana, won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced State Representative Dorothy Bradley, who had emerged from a crowded Democratic primary as the nominee of her party.  A close election ensued, but in the end, Racicot ended up defeating Bradley to win his first of two terms as governor.

Helena, Montana: Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.  As of the 2010 census the population at 28,190, making it the fifth least populous state capital in the U.S.  It was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and was established in 1864.  Over $3.6 billion of gold was extracted in the city limits over a duration of two decades, making it one of the wealthiest cities in the United States by the late nineteenth century.  The concentration of wealth contributed to the city's prominent, elaborate Victorian architecture.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1916: The 1916 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam V. Stewart, who was first elected governor in 1912, ran for re-election.  After comfortably winning the Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank J. Edwards, the former Mayor of Helena, who narrowly emerged victorious in a close Republican primary.  Benefitting from then-President Woodrow Wilson's landslide victory in Montana in the presidential election that year, Stewart narrowly won re-election to his second and final term as governor.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1988: The 1988 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980 and was re-elected in 1984, declined to seek re-election to a third term, creating an open seat.  Stan Stephens, the former President of the Montana Senate, won a close Republican primary, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Thomas Lee Judge, Schwinden's predecessor as governor and the Democratic nominee.  Though the general election was hotly contested, Stephens ultimately defeated Judge, becoming the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election in Montana since 1964.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1932: The 1932 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932.  Incumbent Governor of Montana John E. Erickson, who was first elected governor in 1924 and was re-elected in 1928, ran for re-election.  He won the Democratic primary with a plurality and advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana.  Despite the fact that Franklin D. Roosevelt carried the state in a landslide in the presidential election that year, Erickson only narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win re-election to his third and final term as governor, though he would later resign just a few months into his term to appoint himself to the United States Senate.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1972: The 1972 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Forrest H. Anderson, who was first elected in 1968, declined to seek re-election.  Thomas Lee Judge, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana, won a competitive Democratic primary, and moved on to the general election, where he faced Ed Smith, a rancher and the Republican nominee.  Although then-President Richard Nixon won the state in a landslide in that year's presidential election, Judge managed to handily defeat Smith, winning his first of two terms as governor.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1940: The 1940 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Roy E. Ayers, who was first elected governor in 1936, ran for re-election.  He narrowly won the Democratic primary by just over a thousand votes to win renomination, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Sam C. Ford, a former Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and the Republican nominee.  Ultimately, in spite of the fact that then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won the state in that year's presidential election, Ford narrowly defeated Ayers to win his first of two terms as governor.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1924: The 1924 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1924.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Joseph M. Dixon, who was first elected governor in 1920, ran for re-election.  Dixon won a competitive Republican primary, and moved on to the general election, where he faced John E. Erickson, a former district court judge and the Democratic nominee; and Frank J. Edwards, the 1916 Republican nominee for governor and the Farmer–Labor Party nominee.  Ultimately, Erickson managed to defeat Dixon in his bid for re-election, winning what would be the first of three terms as governor.

Montana gubernatorial election, 1936: The 1936 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936.  Incumbent Governor of Montana Elmer Holt, who became governor in 1935 upon the death of Frank Henry Cooney, ran for re-election.  He was challenged in the Democratic primary by a number of challengers, and was narrowly defeated for renomination by United States Congressman Roy E. Ayers of Montana's 2nd congressional district.  Ayers advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the former Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the Republican nominee.  Following a close election, Ayers narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win what would be his first and only term as governor.

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Answer: Lewis and Clark County