Bowen Greenwood

Bowen Greenwood

Republican Party

Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

6

Compensation

Base salary

$162,503

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Bowen Greenwood (Republican Party) is the Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court. He assumed office on January 7, 2019. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Greenwood (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court election, 2024

General election

General election for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Incumbent Bowen Greenwood defeated Erin Farris-Olsen and Roger Roots in the general election for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bowen Greenwood (R)	56.9	330,503
		Erin Farris-Olsen (D)	38.9	226,105
		Roger Roots (L)	4.2	24,639

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 581,247
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Erin Farris-Olsen defeated Jordan Ophus in the Democratic primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Farris-Olsen	82.8	75,038
		Jordan Ophus	17.2	15,612

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,650
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Incumbent Bowen Greenwood defeated Jason Ellsworth in the Republican primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bowen Greenwood	52.6	83,379
	Submit photo	Jason Ellsworth	47.4	74,999

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158,378
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Roger Roots advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Greenwood in this election.

2020

See also: Montana Secretary of State election, 2020

Montana Secretary of State election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Montana Secretary of State election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Montana Secretary of State

Christi Jacobsen defeated Bryce Bennett in the general election for Montana Secretary of State on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Jacobsen (R)	59.6	352,939
		Bryce Bennett (D)	40.4	239,617

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 592,556
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Secretary of State

Bryce Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Secretary of State on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryce Bennett	100.0	130,181

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,181
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Montana Secretary of State on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Jacobsen	29.4	57,941
		Scott Sales	25.3	49,759
		Brad Johnson	23.1	45,526
		Forrest Mandeville	10.3	20,318
		Bowen Greenwood	7.1	14,080
	Submit photo	Kurt Johnson	4.7	9,316

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 196,940
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2018

See also: Montana Supreme Court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Bowen Greenwood defeated Rex Renk and Roger Roots in the general election for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bowen Greenwood (R)	51.5	247,130
	Submit photo	Rex Renk (D)	42.6	204,411
		Roger Roots (L)	6.0	28,760

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 480,301
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Rex Renk advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rex Renk	100.0	95,361

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,361
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court

Bowen Greenwood advanced from the Republican primary for Montana Supreme Court Clerk of Court on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bowen Greenwood	100.0	124,567

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,567
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Bowen Greenwood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Bowen Greenwood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Montana courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Montana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Montana

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