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Forrest Mandeville
2025 - Present
2027
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Forrest Mandeville (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Mandeville (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 29. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Mandeville (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 57 from 2015 to 2020.
Biography
Forrest Mandeville was born in and lives in Columbus, Montana. Mandeville graduated from Columbus High School in 2002. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2006 and a graduate degree from Montana State University-Billings in 2013. His career experience includes working as a planner in Stillwater County, Montana, and at Engineering West. He also owns his own business.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Mandeville was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance and Claims Committee
- Highways and Transportation Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee
2019-2020
Mandeville was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services Committee
- House Rules Committee, Vice Chair
- House State Administration Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Human Services |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
| • Rules |
| • State Administration, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mandeville served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Human Services |
| • Local Government |
| • State Administration |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 29
Forrest Mandeville won election in the general election for Montana State Senate District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Forrest Mandeville (R) | 100.0 | 8,437 |
| Total votes: 8,437 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 29
Forrest Mandeville advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 29 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Forrest Mandeville | 100.0 | 4,086 |
| Total votes: 4,086 | |||
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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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Kurt Johnson | 4.7 | 9,316 | ||
| Total votes: 196,940 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Forrest Mandeville won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 57 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Forrest Mandeville (R) | 100.0 | 4,466 |
| Total votes: 4,466 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Forrest Mandeville advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 57 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Forrest Mandeville | 100.0 | 2,451 |
| Total votes: 2,451 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016.
Incumbent Forrest Mandeville defeated Andrew Forcier in the Montana House of Representatives District 57 general election.[2][3]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Forrest Mandeville Incumbent |
85.03% | 4,247 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Forcier | 14.97% | 748 | |
| Total Votes | 4,995 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Elaine Doerr ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 57 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 57 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Elaine Doerr (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Forrest Mandeville ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 57 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 57 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Forrest Mandeville Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014; minor party and independent candidates had until June 2, 2014, to file. Michael Huff was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Forrest Mandeville was unopposed in the Republican primary. Mandeville defeated Huff in the general election. Incumbent Sarah Laszloffy (R) ran in District 53.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Forrest Mandeville |
78.8% | 3,049 | |
| Democratic | Michael Huff | 21.2% | 819 | |
| Total Votes | 3,868 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Forrest Mandeville did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 2.
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2020
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In 2020, the Montana State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 25.
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2018
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In 2018, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 through April 28.
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2016
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In 2016, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 28.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Forrest Mandeville | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Montana |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Mandeville was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Montana. All 27 delegates from Montana were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[11] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Montana to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at the state convention in May 2016 and allocated to the winner of the statewide primary. Montana's delegates were bound on the first ballot unless their candidate's name was not placed in nomination at the convention.
Montana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Montana, 2016
| Montana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
73.7% | 115,594 | 27 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.4% | 14,682 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.9% | 10,777 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 2.1% | 3,274 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 3.3% | 5,192 | 0 | |
| Other | 4.7% | 7,369 | 0 | |
| Totals | 156,888 | 27 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Montana had 27 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (representing the state's single congressional district), and 21 served as at-large delegates. Montana's district and at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[12][13]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[12][13]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 'Facebook, "Forrest Mandeville," accessed March 28, 2023
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide General Election Canvass," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Montana GOP, "Montana’s National & Alternate Delegates to the Republican National Convention," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Montana State Senate District 28 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by David Howard (R) |
Montana State Senate District 29 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Montana House of Representatives District 57 2015-2021 |
Succeeded by Fiona Nave (R) |
