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Dan Skattum
Dan Skattum (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office in 2011. He left office in 2013.
Skattum (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 60. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Skattum served on these committees:
Elections
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Laurie Bishop defeated Dan Skattum in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 60 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laurie Bishop (D) | 57.8 | 3,085 |
 | Dan Skattum (R) | 42.2 | 2,248 | |
| Total votes: 5,333 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Laurie Bishop advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laurie Bishop | 100.0 | 1,265 |
| Total votes: 1,265 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60
Dan Skattum advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Skattum | 100.0 | 1,141 |
| Total votes: 1,141 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Roots (L)
2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Laurie Bishop defeated Dan Skattum in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 60 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laurie Bishop (D) | 57.5 | 3,232 |
| Dan Skattum (R) | 42.5 | 2,387 | |
| Total votes: 5,619 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Laurie Bishop advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laurie Bishop | 100.0 | 1,552 |
| Total votes: 1,552 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60
Dan Skattum advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 60 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Skattum | 100.0 | 1,173 |
| Total votes: 1,173 | |||
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2012
Skattum ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 62. Skattum defeated Juanita Lux in the June 5 primary election and was defeated by Reilly Neill (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Reilly Neill |
53.7% | 2,431 | |
| Republican | Dan Skattum Incumbent | 46.3% | 2,097 | |
| Total Votes | 4,528 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Dan Skattum Incumbent |
77.6% | 829 |
| Juanita Lux | 22.4% | 239 |
| Total Votes | 1,068 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Skattum won election to the Montana House of Representatives. Skattum did not have any opposition in June 8 primary. He faced incumbent Robert Ebinger, Jr. (D) and Anthony Miley (C) in the November 2 general election.
| Montana House of Representatives, District 62 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dan Skattum (R)
|
1,765 | |||
| Robert Ebinger, Jr. (D) | 1,754 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dan Skattum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Skattum and his wife, Lauretta, have three children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 62 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by - |
