The Green Papers: Montana 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 3 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC).
 

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Montana State and Local Government

Montana 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

3 June 2008 primary returns from an official source.

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
  Candidate Write-in     RaeDeen Heupel
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator  Jon Tester
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator  Max Baucus
• First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Max Baucus
• FEC S8MT00010: $7,603,612
    Republican     Kirk A. Bushman - lost primary
• FEC S8MT00168: $55,809
    Republican     Shay Joshua Garnett - lost primary
• Withdrew 15 April 2008
• FEC S8MT00184: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Bob Kelleher
• Previously affiliated with the Green and Democratic Parties.
• FEC S6MT00212: Financial report not available
    Republican     state Representative  Michael Lange - lost primary
• FEC S8MT00150: $13,143
  Candidate Republican     Patty L. Lovaas
• Lost 3 June 2008 Republican Primary. As of 11 June 2008, circulating petitions to get on the November ballot as an Independent however the date for submitting signatures has passed.
• FEC S8MT00192: Financial report not available
    Republican     Anton A. Pearson, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC S8MT00176: $6,495
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors
Chair up for election 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.
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
    Democratic     William A. "Bill" Fischer - lost primary
• For Lieutenant Governor: Steve White
    Democratic     Donald Pogreba - lost primary
• For Lieutenant Governor: Jason Neiffer
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Brian Schweitzer
• For Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor John C. Bohlinger
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Roy Brown
• For Lieutenant Governor: Steve Daines
    Republican     Larry H. Steele - lost primary
• For Lieutenant Governor: Harold Luce
  Candidate Libertarian     Stan Jones
• For Lieutenant Governor: Michael Baker
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.
Seat up for election Democratic Lieutenant Governor  John C. Bohlinger
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Renominated)
At-Large
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Robert G. Candee - lost primary
• FEC H2MT00013: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     John Driscoll
• FEC H8MT00051: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Jim Hunt - lost primary
• FEC H8MT00044: $218,325
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg
• FEC H0MT00033: $869,284
  Candidate Libertarian     Mike Fellows
• FEC H8MT01141: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State  Brad Johnson
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent  Linda H. McCulloch
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Brad Johnson
  Candidate Constitution     Sieglinde Sharbono
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Attorney General  Mike McGrath
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - At Term Limit. Running for Supreme Court Chief Justice in 2008.
  Candidate Democratic     Steve Bullock
    Democratic     John W. Parker - lost primary
    Democratic     Mike Wheat - lost primary
    Republican     Lee Bruner - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Tim Fox
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Auditor  John Morrison
• First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - At term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Monica J. Lindeen
  Candidate Republican     Duane Grimes
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent  Linda H. McCulloch
• First elected: 2000; re-elcected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - At term limit. Running for Secretary of State in 2008.
  Candidate Democratic     Denise Juneau
    Democratic     Sam Kitzenberg - lost primary
    Democratic     Claudette Morton - lost primary
    Democratic     state Representative Holly Raser - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Elaine Sollie Herman
  Candidate Libertarian     Donald J. Eisenmenger
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): 7 incumbents, 7 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Montana Constitution
Election Authority
 • Montana Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Montana State Legislature
Democratic
 • Montana Democratic Party
Third Party
 • Montana Green Party
 • Montana Libertarian Party
 • The Constitution Party of Montana Effective 2006 the Montana affiliate of the Constitution Party voted to disaffiliate from the national Constitution Party.
Media & others
 • Bigfork Eagle
 • Billings Gazette
 • DC's Political Report - Montana
 • Great Falls Tribune
 • Havre Daily News
 • KPAX TV - CBS - Missoula
 • KRTV TV - CBS - Great Falls
 • KUFM - Montana Public Radio - Missoula
 • KURL TV - NBC - Billings
 • KXLF TV - CBS - Butte
 • Laurel Outlook (Weekly)
 • Lewistown News-Argus
 • Liberty County Times
 • Missoulian News Online - Western Montana
 • Montana Forum
 • Politics1.com - Montana
 • Ravalli Republic - Hamilton
 • The Billings Outpost
 • 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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