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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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. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Jon Tester
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Jon Tester
FEC S6MT00162; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,585,156; Dsb $1,018,142
  Candidate 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.
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Steve Bullock
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Larry Jent
    Democratic     state Senator David E. "Dave" Wanzenried - apparently not a candidate
8 July 2011: Withdrew
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Jeff Essmann
  Candidate Republican     Robert T. "Bob" Fanning, Jr.
For Lieutenant Governor, Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party's 2008 Presidential Nominee)
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Rick Hill
  Candidate Republican     Neil C. Livingstone
For Lieutenant Governor, state Senator Ryan Zinke
  Candidate Republican     Jim Lynch
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Ken Miller
  Candidate Republican     Chouteau County Commissioner Jim O'Hara
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Corey Stapleton
  Candidate Republican     Keith Winkler
  Candidate Libertarian     Ron Vandevender
  Candidate 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

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 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Kim J. Gillan
FEC H2MT00047; 30 Sep 11; Tot $124,145; Dsb $34,099
  Candidate Democratic     Diane Smith
FEC H2MT00070
  Candidate Democratic     Missoula Council Member David Jon "Dave" Strohmaier
FEC H2MT00054; 30 Sep 11; Tot $49,078; Dsb $34,460
  Candidate Democratic     Robert "Rob" Stutz
FEC H2MT00062; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,050; Dsb $4,919
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Franke Wilmer
FEC H2MT00021; 30 Sep 11; Tot $107,117; Dsb $65,591
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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.
  Candidate Democratic     Pam Bucy
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Jesse Laslovich
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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.


 


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