Montana 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Montana 2017 General Election

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Montana
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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For Special Elections, parties choose their nominees by convention.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th 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)

		Democratic			Sarah Alexis Dean • FEC S8MT00259
		Democratic			Greg Strandberg • FEC S8MT00267
		*Democratic*			*Senator R. Jon "Jon" Tester* • FEC S6MT00162; 30 Sep 17; Tot $5,242,789; Dsb $1,428,959

		Republican			William James "James" Dean • FEC S8MT00242
		Republican			Troy Downing • FEC S8MT00218; 30 Sep 17; Tot $492,234; Dsb $185,012
		Republican			former state Representative Russell C. 'Russ" Fagg • Yellowstone County District Court Judge • FEC S8MT00275
		Republican			Scott Roy McLean
		Republican			Ronald "Ron" Murray • FEC S8MT00226; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,455; Dsb $1,348
		Republican			state Senator Albert David "Al" Olszewski • FEC S8MT00200; 30 Sep 17; Tot $167,794; Dsb $23,494
		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

		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)

		*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.

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th 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

		Democratic			John Heenan • FEC H8MT00101; 30 Sep 17; Tot $325,068; Dsb $67,704
		Democratic			Grant Kier • FEC H8MT00119; 30 Sep 17; Tot $192,698; Dsb $18,701
		Democratic			former state Senator Lynda Bourque Moss • FEC H8MT01224
		Democratic			Jared Scott Pettinato • FEC H8MT01240
		Democratic			former state Representative Kathleen Williams • FEC H8MT01232

		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 Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Thursday 25 May 2017 • Special Election
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		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

		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

		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

		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.