Dennis Hayes

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Dennis Hayes

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Libertarian Party

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Dennis Hayes (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Montana's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Dennis Hayes lives in Townsend, Montana. His career experience includes working as a builder and remodeler. He is retired.

Elections

2024

See also: Montana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Montana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

Montana's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Montana District 1

Incumbent Ryan K. Zinke defeated Monica Tranel and Dennis Hayes in the general election for U.S. House Montana District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan K. Zinke (R)	52.3	168,529
		Monica Tranel (D)	44.6	143,783
	Submit photo	Dennis Hayes (L)	3.1	9,954

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 322,266
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 1

Monica Tranel advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Monica Tranel	100.0	59,806

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,806
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 1

Incumbent Ryan K. Zinke defeated Mary Todd in the Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan K. Zinke	73.7	66,409
		Mary Todd	26.3	23,647

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,056
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cory Moran (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Montana District 1

Dennis Hayes defeated Ernie Noble (Unofficially withdrew) in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Montana District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dennis Hayes	65.4	390
	Submit photo	Ernie Noble (Unofficially withdrew)	34.6	206

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 596
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hayes in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Dennis Hayes campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Montana District 1	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Montana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Steve Daines (R)

Tim Sheehy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Ryan Zinke (R)

District 2

Troy Downing (R)

Republican Party (4)