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Babcock narrowly won a full term in 1964 against the Democrat Roland R. Renne (1905-1989), the former president of Montana State University in Bozeman, then Montana State College. From 1964 to 1965, he a member of the National Governors' Conference Executive Committee, and from 1966 to 1967 he chaired the Western Governors' Conference.
Babcock narrowly won a full term in 1964 against the Democrat Roland R. Renne (1905-1989), the former president of Montana State University in Bozeman, then Montana State College. From 1964 to 1965, he a member of the National Governors' Conference Executive Committee, and from 1966 to 1967 he chaired the Western Governors' Conference.
In 1966, Governor Babcock ran unsuccessfully against then incumbent [[United States Senator]] Lee Warren Metcalf (1911-1978), who improved his showing from his previous Senate race in 1960.
In 1966, Governor Babcock ran unsuccessfully against then incumbent [[United States Senator]] Lee Warren Metcalf (1911-1978), a Democrat who improved his showing from his previous Senate race in 1960.
When Babcock ran for re-election in 1968, he faced a [[primary]] challenge from his lieutenant governor, Ted James. Babcock defeated James but then lost the [[general election]] to the Democrat state Attorney General Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989, who bucked the Nixon tide in Montana that year..
When Babcock ran for re-election in 1968, he faced a [[primary]] challenge from his lieutenant governor, Ted James. Babcock defeated James but then lost the [[general election]] to the Democrat state Attorney General Forrest Howard Anderson (1913-1989, who bucked the Nixon tide in Montana that year..