The Green Papers: Montana 2012 General Election
 
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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


6 November 2012 candidate filing and Official Declared Presidential Write-In Candidates from the Montana Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 returns from the Montana Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Republican 267,928 55.35% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
(3 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Democratic 201,839 41.70% President Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Libertarian 14,165 2.93% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Write-in; (Justice Party) 59 0.01% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 39 0.01% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom) 6 0.00% Roseanne Cherri Barr
Vice President: Cindy Lee Sheehan

FEC P20002804; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,337; Dsb $53,474
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Party) 5 0.00% Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
Vice President: Jonathan D. "J.D." Ellis

FEC P20005260
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Party USA) 4 0.00% Stewart Alexis Alexander
FEC P20003968
  Candidate Write-in; (Reform) 2 0.00% Andre Nigel Barnett
Vice President: Kenneth R. "Ken" Cross

FEC P20002697
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Alexis Logsdon
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 0 0.00% Avery L. Ayers
Vice President: Alejandrina Cabrera

FEC P20004479
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Dennis Andrew Ball
  Candidate Write-in; (Nonpartisan) 0 0.00% Jerry Leon Carroll
FEC P00000679; 18 Nov 12; Tot $160; Dsb $160
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Will Christensen
Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" L. Gibbs

FEC P20005245
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 0 0.00% Santa Claus
FEC P20005146
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Bonny Lynn Davis Grace
Vice President: Steven Reid Merritt
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Richard Austin Duncan
Vice President: Ricky Johnson

FEC P20005252
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Stephen Gaylord Durham
Vice President: Christina López.
Freedom Socialist.

FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 0 0.00% Darrell Hykes
FEC P20002903
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Nelson Keyton, Jr.
Vice President: Jay Jennelle
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Valma "Val" Kittington
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 0 0.00% Dennis Jerome Knill
Vice President: David Gilder

FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 0 0.00% Loretta "Leah" (Miller) Lax
FEC P20003042
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 0 0.00% Kip Lee
FEC P20000055
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 0 0.00% Erin Kent Magee
Vice President: William Thomas Harney

FEC P20002648; 26 Nov 12; Tot $68; Dsb $5,458
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 0 0.00% Dean Daniel Morstad
Vice President: Josh P. Franke-Hyland

FEC P20004172; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,372; Dsb $11,371
  Candidate Write-in; (No Party Affiliation) 0 0.00% Terrance James "T. J." O'Hara
FEC P20004149
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich
Vice President: Allen R. "Al" Farnham
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Platt Allen Robertson
Vice President: Scott Falls
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Rick L. Rogers
FEC P20005179
  Candidate Write-in; (Americans Elect) 0 0.00% Joseph Charles "Average Joe" Schriner
FEC P00003962; 06 Dec 12; Tot $7,677; Dsb $8,636
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Michael Andre "Mikey" Simoneaux, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 0 0.00% Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle
Vice President: Matthew Allen "Matt" Turner

FEC P20002630
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Gerald Legarde "Jerry" Warner
Total 484,048 100.00%  

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Jon Tester
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 236,123 48.58% Senator Jon Tester
FEC S6MT00162; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,820,831; Dsb $12,232,537
  Candidate Republican 218,051 44.86% Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg
Congressman At-Large

FEC S6MT00097; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,419,824; Dsb $8,621,201
  Candidate Libertarian 31,892 6.56% Dan Cox
FEC S2MT00112
Total 486,066 100.00%  

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

Chair up for election
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
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 236,450 48.90% Attorney General Steve Bullock
For Lieutenant Governor, former state Adjutant General John Walsh
  Candidate Republican 228,879 47.34% former Congressman Rick Hill
For Lieutenant Governor, state Senator Jon Sonju
  Candidate Libertarian 18,160 3.76% Ron Vandevender
For Lieutenant Governor, Marc Mulcahy
Total 483,489 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election
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

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large
Seat up for election
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.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 255,468 53.25% 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; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,814,477; Dsb $1,985,976
  Candidate Democratic 204,939 42.72% state Representative Kim J. Gillan
FEC H2MT00047; 26 Nov 12; Tot $991,255; Dsb $977,346
  Candidate Libertarian 19,333 4.03% David "Dave" Kaiser
FEC H2MT00096
Total 479,740 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State Linda H. McCulloch
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 245,024 51.41% Secretary of State Linda H. McCulloch
  Candidate Republican 214,976 45.10% former Secretary of State Brad Johnson
  Candidate Libertarian 16,622 3.49% Roger Roots
Total 476,622 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election
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.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 252,916 53.68% Tim Fox
  Candidate Democratic 218,228 46.32% Pam Bucy
5 June 2012 primary: Received 51%.
Total 471,144 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Auditor Monica J. Lindeen
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 248,447 53.52% Auditor Monica J. Lindeen
  Candidate Republican 215,743 46.48% state Representative Derek Skees
Total 464,190 100.00%  

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

Seat up for election Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 235,397 50.24% Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau
  Candidate Republican 233,166 49.76% Sandy Welch
3 December 2012: Sandy Welch requests a recount.
11 December 2012: Sandy Welch withdrew her request for a recount because she could not raise the $115,000 necessary to pay the costs.
Total 468,563 100.00%  
 

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, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Libertarian: 5 candidates
  Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  America's Party: 1 candidate
  Americans Elect: 1 candidate
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
  Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 3 candidates
  No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
  Nonpartisan: 1 candidate
  Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 31 candidates
 
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.


 


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