Montana 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Montana 2011 Off-Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.

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Montana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	905,316	(0.32% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2010 Census:	994,416	(0.32% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Helena

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Montana State and Local Government

Montana 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Jon Tester • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		*Democratic*		*Senator Jon Tester* • FEC S6MT00162; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,585,156; Dsb $1,018,142

		Republican		Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg • Congressman At-Large • FEC S6MT00097; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,659,002; Dsb $855,820

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Max Baucus • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Brian Schweitzer • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.

		Democratic		Attorney General Steve Bullock
		Democratic		state Senator Larry Jent
		~~Democratic~~		~~state Senator David E. "Dave" Wanzenried - apparently not a candidate~~ • 8 July 2011: Withdrew

		Republican		state Senator Jeff Essmann
		Republican		Robert T. "Bob" Fanning, Jr. • For Lieutenant Governor, Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party's 2008 Presidential Nominee)
		Republican		former Congressman Rick Hill
		Republican		Neil C. Livingstone • For Lieutenant Governor, state Senator Ryan Zinke
		Republican		Jim Lynch
		Republican		former state Senator Ken Miller
		Republican		Chouteau County Commissioner Jim O'Hara
		Republican		former state Senator Corey Stapleton
		Republican		Keith Winkler

		Libertarian		Ron Vandevender

		Independent		Ronald J. Lassle

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor John C. Bohlinger • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - Retiring at the end of his term

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 1 February 2011: Media reports Congressman Rehberg is running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		John Allen Abarr • 16 May 2011: Filed with the FEC to run as a Republican. 27 September 2011: Filed with the FEC to run as a Democrat. • FEC H2MT00039
		Democratic		state Representative Kim J. Gillan • FEC H2MT00047; 30 Sep 11; Tot $124,145; Dsb $34,099
		Democratic		Diane Smith • FEC H2MT00070
		Democratic		Missoula Council Member David Jon "Dave" Strohmaier • FEC H2MT00054; 30 Sep 11; Tot $49,078; Dsb $34,460
		Democratic		Robert "Rob" Stutz • FEC H2MT00062; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,050; Dsb $4,919
		Democratic		state Representative Franke Wilmer • FEC H2MT00021; 30 Sep 11; Tot $107,117; Dsb $65,591

		Republican		Steven "Steve" Daines • 12 November 2010: Filed to run for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012. 3 February 2011: Announced he wuld run for the U.S. House At-Large seat. • FEC H2MT01060; 30 Sep 11; Tot $546,327; Dsb $238,210

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Secretary of State Linda H. McCulloch • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Republican		Scott Aspenlieder

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Attorney General Steve Bullock • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 30 August 2011: Media reports state he is planning to run for Governor in 2012.

		Democratic		Pam Bucy
		Democratic		former state Senator Jesse Laslovich

		Republican		state Senator Jim G. Shockley

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Auditor Monica J. Lindeen • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Republican		state Representative Derek Skees

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Republican		Sandy Welch

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.