The Green Papers: Montana 2015 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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

Montana 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Senator R. Jon "Jon" Tester
FEC S6MT00162

Class 2 Republican Senator Steven "Steve" Daines
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Senator Steven "Steve" Daines
FEC S2MT00096; 30 Sep 15; Tot $201,826; Dsb $223,315

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Steve Bullock
First elected: 2012
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Greg Gianforte
  Candidate Republican     Public Service Commissioner Brad Johnson
Montana Secretary of State 2005-2009
  Candidate Republican     Mark Perea
  Candidate Libertarian     Ron Vandevender

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Angela McLean
Appointed: 10 February 2014 [re: appointment of Lieutenant Governor John Walsh (Democratic) to the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 3 October 2013: Lieutenant Governor Walsh, who was first elected in 2012, announces he will run for the Senate Class 2 Seat in 2014.
7 February 2014: Senator Max Sieben Baucus (Democratic) resigns from his Montana Class 2 Senate seat following his confirmation as Ambassador to China on 6 February 2014.
7 February 2014: Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) appoints Lieutenant Governor Walsh to the Class 2 Senate seat.
10 February 2014: Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) appoints Angela McLean as Lieutenant Governor.

114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
At-Large Republican Congressman Ryan K. Zinke
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau
FEC H6MT01095
  Candidate Democratic     James St. Goddard
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Ryan K. Zinke
FEC H4MT01041; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,122,891; Dsb $1,459,683

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Democratic Secretary of State Linda H. McCulloch
First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - At term limit
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor Monica J. Lindeen
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Corey Stapleton

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Republican Attorney General Tim Fox
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Tim Fox

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Democratic Auditor Monica J. Lindeen
First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - At term limit.
Running for Secretary of State in 2016.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Jesse Laslovich
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Richard Champion "Champ" Edmunds, Jr.

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

  Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau
First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - At term limit.
4 November 2016: Running for Congress in 2016.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Melissa Romano
  Candidate Republican     for state Senator Elsie Arntzen
 

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): 6 incumbents, 7 candidates
  Republican: 3 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

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.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  The CONSTITUTION of the STATE OF MONTANA
Election Authority
  Montana Secretary of State
  Montana Secretary of State Elections
Democratic
  Montana Democratic Party
Republican
  Montana Republican Party
Third Party
  Montana Green Party
  Montana Libertarian Party
  Montana Libertarian Party - Facebook
Media & others
  Bigfork Eagle
  Billings Gazette
  Great Falls Tribune
  Havre Daily News
  KECI TV Missoula; KTVM TV Bozeman, Butte; KCFW TV Kalispell - NBC
  KPAX TV - CBS - Missoula
  KRTV TV - CBS - Great Falls
  KURL TV - NBC - Billings
  KXLF TV - CBS - Butte
  Laurel Outlook (Weekly)
  Lewistown News-Argus
  Make it Missoula
  Missoulian News Online - Western Montana
  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

 


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  Comparative Political Party Predominance in each State, 2000 thru 2014  
2014 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
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History
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  
  Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office  
  Length of Terms of Office of STATE Governors throughout American History  
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