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Gary Perry
Gary Perry (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 35. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Perry also ran for election for Governor of Montana. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Perry is a former Republican member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 35 from 2003 to 2011. State term limits disqualified him from re-election in 2010.
Elections
2020
See also: Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Governor of Montana
Greg Gianforte defeated Mike Cooney, Lyman Bishop, and Chris Hall in the general election for Governor of Montana on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Gianforte (R) | 54.4 | 328,548 |
 | Mike Cooney (D) | 41.6 | 250,860 | |
 | Lyman Bishop (L) | 4.0 | 24,179 | |
 | Chris Hall (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | |
| Total votes: 603,608 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Barb (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Montana
Mike Cooney defeated Whitney Williams in the Democratic primary for Governor of Montana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Cooney | 54.9 | 81,527 |
 | Whitney Williams | 45.1 | 67,066 | |
| Total votes: 148,593 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Casey Schreiner (D)
- Reilly Neill (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Montana
Greg Gianforte defeated Tim Fox and Albert Olszewski in the Republican primary for Governor of Montana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Gianforte | 53.4 | 119,247 |
 | Tim Fox | 27.3 | 60,823 | |
 | Albert Olszewski | 19.3 | 43,080 | |
| Total votes: 223,150 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Perry (R)
- Corey Stapleton (R)
- Peter Ziehli (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Montana
Robert Barb advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Montana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Barb | 100.0 | 713 | |
| Total votes: 713 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Lyman Bishop advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Montana.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ron Vandevender (L)
2006
On November 7, 2006, Perry won re-election to the 35th District Seat in the Montana State Senate, defeating Alex Russell (D).[1]
| Montana State Senate, District 35 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Gary Perry (R)
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6,022 | |||
| Alex Russell (D) | 3,743 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gary Perry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Perry and his wife, Lisa, have one child.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by ' |
Montana Senate District 35 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Art Wittich |
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State of Montana Helena (capital) |
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