Montana 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Montana 2012 General Election

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Montana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
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)
2000 Census:	905,316	(0.32% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Helena
Tuesday 5 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC). A polling place with less than 400 registered voters must be open at least from noon to 8 p.m. or until all registered electors have voted.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC). A polling place with less than 400 registered voters must be open at least from noon to 8 p.m. or until all registered electors have voted.

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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 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary

		Democratic		Senator Jon Tester • FEC S6MT00162; 31 Dec 11; Tot $4,763,789; Dsb $1,499,694

		Republican		Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg • Congressman At-Large • FEC S6MT00097; 31 Dec 11; Tot $3,315,003; Dsb $1,239,854
		Republican		Dennis R. Teske • FEC S2MT00104

		Libertarian		Dan Cox
		Libertarian		Gerald J. "Jerry" McConnell

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Max Baucus • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • 2 April 2012: Announced that he will seek re-election in 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

Open		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. • Open Chair - At Term Limit

		Democratic		Attorney General Steve Bullock • For Lieutenant Governor, former state Adjutant General John Walsh
		Democratic		Heather Margolis • For Lieutenant Governor, Steve Nelsen

		Republican		Robert T. "Bob" Fanning, Jr. • For Lieutenant Governor, former state Representative Joel Boniek
		Republican		former Congressman Rick Hill • For Lieutenant Governor, state Senator Jon Sonju
		Republican		Neil C. Livingstone • For Lieutenant Governor, state Senator Ryan Zinke
		Republican		Jim Lynch • For Lieutenant Governor, Carroll College Trustee Al Olszewski
		Republican		former state Senator Ken Miller • For Lieutenant Governor, State Public Service Commissioner Bill Gallagher
		Republican		Chouteau County Commissioner Jim O'Hara • For Lieutenant Governor, Scott Swingley
		Republican		former state Senator Corey Stapleton • For Lieutenant Governor, former state Senator Bob Keenan

		Libertarian		Ron Vandevender • For Lieutenant Governor, Marc Mulcahy

		Independent		Bill Coate • For Lieutenant Governor, Joni Oja

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

Open		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 Open		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		state Representative Kim J. Gillan • FEC H2MT00047; 31 Dec 11; Tot $176,160; Dsb $76,072
		Democratic		Sam Rankin • FEC H0MT00074
		Democratic		Diane Smith • FEC H2MT00070; 31 Dec 11; Tot $100,033; Dsb $24,525
		Democratic		Missoula Council Member David Jon "Dave" Strohmaier • FEC H2MT00054; 31 Dec 11; Tot $72,163; Dsb $57,003
		Democratic		Robert "Rob" Stutz • FEC H2MT00062; 31 Dec 11; Tot $13,315; Dsb $7,635
		Democratic		Jason Ward • FEC H2MT01078
		Democratic		state Representative Franke Wilmer • FEC H2MT00021; 31 Dec 11; Tot $162,378; Dsb $108,318

		Republican		Eric Brosten • FEC H2MT00088
		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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $720,000; Dsb $295,951
		Republican		Vincent Melkus

		Libertarian		David "Dave" Kaiser • FEC H2MT00096

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 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary

		Democratic		Secretary of State Linda H. McCulloch

		Republican		Scott Aspenlieder
		Republican		former Secretary of State Brad Johnson
		Republican		Patty Lovaas
		Republican		Drew Turiano

		Libertarian		Roger Roots

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

Open		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		Tim Fox
		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 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary

		Democratic		Auditor Monica J. Lindeen

		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 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary

		Democratic		Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau

		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, 15 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 20 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• The Constitution of the State of Montana
Election Authority
	• Montana Secretary of State
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Montana House of Representatives
	• Montana Legislature
	• Montana Senate
Democratic
	• Montana Democratic Party
Republican
	• Montana Republican Party
	• Montana Republican Party
Third Party
	• Montana Green Party
	• Montana Libertarian Party
	• The Constitution Party of Montana
Media & others
	• Bigfork Eagle
	• Billings Gazette
	• DC's Political Report - Montana
	• Great Falls Tribune
	• Havre Daily News
	• KPAX TV - CBS - Missoula
	• KRTV TV - CBS - Great Falls
	• KUFM - Montana Public Radio - Missoula
	• KURL TV - NBC - Billings
	• KXLF TV - CBS - Butte
	• Laurel Outlook (Weekly)
	• Lewistown News-Argus
	• Make it Missoula
	• Missoula Independent (Weekly)
	• Missoulian News Online - Western Montana
	• Montana Forum
	• Northern Broadcasting System
	• Politics1.com - Montana
	• Ravalli Republic - Hamilton
	• The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
	• The Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell
	• The Independent Record - Helena
	• The Leader Advertiser - Polson
	• The Montana Standard - Butte
	• The Whitefish Pilot
	• Tobacco Valley News
	• Treasure State Politics - University of Montana