Montana 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Montana 2006 Midterm Election

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Montana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 6 June 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	905,316	(0.32% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	668,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	698,260
Capital:	Helena
Tuesday 6 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC).

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Montana State and Local Government

MONTANA PRIMARY

Tuesday 6 June 2006

MONTANA PRIMARY Returns from an official source
MONTANA PRIMARY results from a media source
MONTANA PRIMARY results from another media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE race:

United States Senate (Class 1 seat):
- Democrats have nominated Jon Tester
- Republicans have renominated Conrad Burns*

Contested U.S. HOUSE race:

At Large:
- Democrats have nominated Monica Lindeen



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Republican	Senator Conrad Burns • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Possible party switch - Republican Senator Conrad Burns vs. Democratic Jon Tester

	Democratic	198,302	49.07%	Jon Tester • FEC: $5,588,548

	Republican	195,455	48.37%	Senator Conrad Burns • FEC: $8,057,326

	Libertarian	10,324	2.55%	Stan Jones • FEC finanical report not available
Total		404,081	100.00%

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

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors

	Democratic	Governor Brian Schweitzer • First elected: 2004 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor John C. Bohlinger • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

At-Large {map}	Republican	Congressman Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg

	Republican	238,031	59.02%	Congressman Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg • FEC: $1,205,015

	Democratic	157,499	39.05%	Monica J. Lindeen • FEC: $518,137

	Libertarian	7,747	1.92%	Mike Fellows • FEC finanical report not available
Total		403,277	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Republican	Secretary of State Brad Johnson • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Democratic	Attorney General Mike McGrath • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Democratic	Auditor John Morrison • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Candidate for Senate Class 1 in 2006

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Democratic	Public Instruction Superintendent Linda H. McCulloch • First elected: 2000; re-elcected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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): 5 incumbents, 2 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 2 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 2 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.