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A general election in the state of Montana was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary elections being held on June 2, 2020. Voters will elect one member to United States House of Representatives and all five state constitutional offices, among other elected offices.

Federal elections

President

Congress

Senate

Incumbent Republican Steve Daines won re-election.

House of Representatives

Incumbent Republican Greg Gianforte was elected in 2018 with 50.9% of the vote. Gianforte announced he would not seek re-election, instead successfully ran for governor. In the general election, Republican state auditor Matt Rosendale defeated former Democratic state representative Kathleen Williams.

Governor

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton was elected in 2016 with 55.5% of the vote. Stapleton has announced he would not seek re-election, instead running for the open U.S. House seat in Montana.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bowen Greenwood, clerk for the Montana State Supreme Court
• Christi Jacobsen, chief of staff to Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton
• Brad Johnson, Montana Public Service Commissioner and former Montana Secretary of State (2005–2009)
• Kurt Johnson
• Forrest Mandeville, state representative
• Scott Sales, president of the Montana State Senate

Declined

• Corey Stapleton, incumbent Montana Secretary of State

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bryce Bennett, state senator

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Montana Secretary of State election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christi Jacobsen	352,939	59.56%	4.07
	Democratic	Bryce Bennett	239,617	40.44%	0.53
Total votes			592,556	100.00%

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Austin Knudsen, Roosevelt County Attorney, and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives

Eliminated in primary

• Jon Bennion, chief deputy Attorney General

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raph Graybill, chief legal counsel to Governor Steve Bullock

Eliminated in primary

• Kimberly Dudik, state representative

Withdrawn

• Jim Cossitt, bankruptcy attorney

Declined

• John Morrison, former Montana State Auditor

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Roy Davis

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Montana State Senate

Montana State House

Public Service Commission

Three of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission - Districts 2, 3 and 4 - were up for election on November 3, 2020, with party primaries scheduled for June 2.

State auditor

Incumbent Republican Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale was elected in 2016 with 53.8% of the vote. Rosendale announced he would not seek re-election, instead opting to run for the open U.S. House seat in Montana.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Troy Downing, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018

Eliminated in primary

• Nelly Nicol, businesswoman
• Scott Tuxbury, insurance underwriting firm owner

Declined

• Matt Rosendale, incumbent Montana State Auditor (running for U.S. House)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shane Morigeau, state representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Windsor, attorney

Results

General election

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen was elected in 2016 with 51.6% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Elsie Arntzen, incumbent Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Melissa Romano, fourth grade teacher and nominee for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2016

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Supreme Court

The terms of Montana Supreme Court justices for Seats 5 and 6 expire at the end of 2020. A nonpartisan primary for the two seats is scheduled for June 2, and the nonpartisan election on November 3.

Ballot measures

• Montana LR-130, Limit Local Government Authority to Regulate Firearms Measure
• Montana C-46, Initiated Amendment Distribution Requirements Measure
• Montana C-47, Initiated Statute and Referendum Distribution Requirements Amendment
• Montana CI-118, Allow for a Legal Age for Marijuana Amendment
• Montana I-190, the Montana Marijuana Legalization and Tax Initiative

Polling

On Initiative 190

On whether recreational marijuana should be legal

On Legislative Referendum 130

Notes

1. Not yet released
2. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. "Don't recall" with 3%; Did not vote with 2%; Would not vote with 0%
4. Not yet released
5. Leatherbarrow (L) with 5%; Undecided with 16%
6. Would not vote with 2%

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for Graybill's campaign

References

1. "Montana elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
2. "Montana Federal Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
3. holly.michels@lee.net, HOLLY K. MICHELS (June 6, 2019). "Gianforte files to run for governor in 2020". The Independent Record. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
4. ^ "2016GeneralStatewideCanvass.pdf" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
5. ^ Drake, Phil (June 15, 2019). "Stapleton announces run for U.S. House seat". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
6. Michiels, Holly K. (November 5, 2019). "Greenwood running for secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
7. "Montana secretary of state aide files to run for boss's job". Helena Independent Record. October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
8. ^ Lutey, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Montana's PSC chairman running again for secretary of state". Billings Gazette.
9. "Rep. Forrest Mandeville running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Associated Press. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
10. Michiels, Holly K. (March 18, 2019). "State Senate president Scott Sales announces bid for secretary of state in 202". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
11. Michels, Holly K. (May 29, 2019). "State Sen. Bryce Bennett running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
12. Bryce Bennett
13. ^ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
14. Dennison, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Attorney General Fox launches gubernatorial bid". KRTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
15. Drake, Phil (May 20, 2019). "Austin Knudsen enters race for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
16. ^ DeMarco, Margaret (May 8, 2019). "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KRTV Great Falls. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
17. Cates-Carney, Corin (December 17, 2018). "Rep Kimberly Dudik Announces Bid For Attorney General's Office". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
18. "KALISPELL ATTORNEY JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE". Daily Inter Lake. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
19. Drake, Phil (October 8, 2019). "Cossitt drops from 2020 attorney general race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
20. Dennison, Mike (October 23, 2019). "Montana 2020: Former state auditor considers bid for AG or Supreme Court". Missoula News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
21. Dennison, Mike (August 19, 2020). "Green Party candidates to remain off Montana ballot this November". Missoula Current. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
22. Change Research
23. Raph Graybill
24. "Montana Public Service Commission election, 2020". Ballotpedia.
25. ^ Pathé, Simone (September 23, 2019). "On heels of Senate loss, Montana's Matt Rosendale running for Congress — again". Roll Call. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
26. Drake, Phil (June 26, 2019). "Downing running for state auditor in 2020". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
27. Drake, Phil (October 3, 2019). "Nicol enters 2020 race for Montana state auditor". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
28. ^ "Here are the local, state and federal candidates on Helena-area ballots". Helena Independent Record. March 9, 2020.
29. Michels, Holly K. (June 30, 2019). "Missoula Democrat Shane Morigeau running for state auditor post". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
30. "State superintendent Elsie Arntzen announces campaign for second term". 8 KPAX. MTN News. June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
31. Michels, Holly K. (April 30, 2019). "Romano to take another run at top education job in 2020". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
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33. "Montana Supreme Court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.
34. "Montana LR-130, Limit Local Government Authority to Regulate Firearms Measure (2020)". Ballotpedia.
35. "Montana C-46, Initiated Amendment Distribution Requirements Measure (2020)". Ballotpedia.
36. "Montana C-47, Initiated Statute and Referendum Distribution Requirements Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia.
37. "Montana CI-118, Allow for a Legal Age for Marijuana Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia.
38. Montana State University Billings
39. Montana State University Bozeman Archived 2020-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
40. University of Montana
41. University of Montana
42. Montana State University Billings

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Montana", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Montana: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Montana". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Montana at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for Secretary of State

• Bryce Bennett (D) for Secretary of State Archived September 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Christi Jacobsen (R) for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for Attorney General

• Raph Graybill (D) for Attorney General
• Austin Knudsen (R) for Attorney General

Official campaign websites for State Auditor

• Troy Downing (R) for Auditor
• Shane Morigeau (D) for Auditor Archived April 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Elsie Arntzen (R) for Superintendent Archived July 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Melissa Romano (D) for Superintendent

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