The Green Papers: Montana 2017 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Election House At-Large: Thursday 25 May 2017
Thursday 25 May 2017 - Special Election House At-Large. Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p MDT (1300-0200 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.
 
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)
Capital:Helena
 

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Montana State and Local Government


For Special Elections, parties choose their nominees by convention.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 115th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator R. Jon "Jon" Tester
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (11)
  Candidate Democratic     Sarah Alexis Dean
FEC S8MT00259
  Candidate Democratic     Greg Strandberg
FEC S8MT00267
  Candidate Democratic     Senator R. Jon "Jon" Tester
FEC S6MT00162; 30 Sep 17; Tot $5,242,789; Dsb $1,428,959
  Candidate Republican     William James "James" Dean
FEC S8MT00242
  Candidate Republican     Troy Downing
FEC S8MT00218; 30 Sep 17; Tot $492,234; Dsb $185,012
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Russell C. 'Russ" Fagg
Yellowstone County District Court Judge

FEC S8MT00275
  Candidate Republican     Scott Roy McLean
  Candidate Republican     Ronald "Ron" Murray
FEC S8MT00226; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,455; Dsb $1,348
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Albert David "Al" Olszewski
FEC S8MT00200; 30 Sep 17; Tot $167,794; Dsb $23,494
  Candidate Republican     Auditor Matt Rosendale
31 July 2017: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2018.

FEC S8MT00234; 30 Sep 17; Tot $433,856; Dsb $85,652
  Candidate Green     Thomas Breck

Class 2 Republican Senator Steven "Steve" Daines
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     Senator Steven "Steve" Daines
FEC S2MT00096

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Steve Bullock
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney
Appointed: January 2016 [re: resignation of Lieutenant Governor Angela McLean (Democratic)]. First elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 30 November 2015: Lieutenant Governor Angela McLean (Democratic) will become the director of American Indian and minority achievement and K-12 partnerships in the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education on 4 January 2016. She was appointed on 10 February 2014 [re: appointment of Lieutenant Governor John Walsh (Democratic) to the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat].
Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) will appoint a new Lieutenant Governor.
January 2016: Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) appoints Mike Cooney as Lieutenant Governor.
8 November 2016: First elected in the General Election.

115th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
At-Large Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte
First elected in a Special Election: 25 May 2017 [re: resignation of Congressman Ryan K. Zinke (Republican) who accepted the position of Secretary of the Interior in the Trump Administration].
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     John Heenan
FEC H8MT00101; 30 Sep 17; Tot $325,068; Dsb $67,704
  Candidate Democratic     Grant Kier
FEC H8MT00119; 30 Sep 17; Tot $192,698; Dsb $18,701
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Lynda Bourque Moss
FEC H8MT01224
  Candidate Democratic     Jared Scott Pettinato
FEC H8MT01240
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Kathleen Williams
FEC H8MT01232
  Candidate Republican     Drew Turiano
FEC H4MT00084
 Congressman Ryan K. Zinke (Republican), who was first elected in 2014, was nominated for Secretary of the Interior by President-elect Donald Trump on 14 November 2016 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 68-31, on 1 March 2017.
On 1 March 2017, Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) called a Special Election for 25 May 2017. There is no primary. Party leaders will select their nominees by nominating convention. The Libertarian Party holds their nominating convention steps from 4-11 March, the Democratic Party on 5 March, and Republicans on 6 March 2017.
25 May 2017: The Special Election was won by Greg Gianforte (Republican).

Special Election - 115th Congress
At-Large
Seat up for special election
Special Election
Republican
Seat up for special election: Thursday 25 May 2017
Special Election
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)
  Elected Republican 190,520 49.95% Greg Gianforte
6 March 2017: Nominated by Convention.

FEC H8MT01182; 30 Sep 17; Tot $5,146,517; Dsb $4,968,297
  Candidate Democratic 169,214 44.36% Robert E. "Rob" Quist
5 March 2017: Nominated by Convention.

FEC H8MT00077; 30 Sep 17; Tot $6,705,584; Dsb $6,633,463
  Candidate Libertarian 21,682 5.68% Mark L. Wicks
11 March 2017: Nominated by Convention.

FEC H8MT00085; 24 Jun 17; Tot $6,812; Dsb $6,916
  Candidate Write-in     Douglas Bruce Campbell, II
FEC H8MT00093
Total 381,416 100.00%  
 On 1 March 2017, Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) called a Special Election for Thursday 25 May 2017. There is no primary-- party leaders will select their nominees by nominating convention.
Returns from the Montana Secretary of State.

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Secretary of State Corey Stapleton
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Attorney General Tim Fox
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Auditor Matt Rosendale
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
31 July 2017: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2018.

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Public Instruction Superintendent Elsie Arntzen
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 3 incumbents, 9 candidates
  Republican: 7 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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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