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Guthrie Quist

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Guthrie Quist
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Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

Personal
Birthplace
Kalispell, Mont.
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Guthrie Quist (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 3. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.

Biography

Guthrie Quist attended Pepperdine University and the University of Montana for his undergraduate study.[1] His career experience includes working as a consultant on several congressional campaigns. Quist also served as a fundraiser for the Montana Food Bank.[2]

Elections

2024

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 3

Debo Powers defeated Cathy Mitchell in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debo Powers
Debo Powers (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.8
 
3,554
Cathy Mitchell (R) Candidate Connection
 
48.2
 
3,310

Total votes: 6,864
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 3

Debo Powers defeated Guthrie Quist in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 3 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debo Powers
Debo Powers Candidate Connection
 
73.3
 
1,005
Image of Guthrie Quist
Guthrie Quist
 
26.7
 
367

Total votes: 1,372
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 3

Cathy Mitchell advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 3 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cathy Mitchell Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,208

Total votes: 1,208
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Quist in this election.

2020

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 3

Incumbent Keith Regier defeated Guthrie Quist in the general election for Montana State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Keith Regier
Keith Regier (R)
 
55.9
 
8,334
Image of Guthrie Quist
Guthrie Quist (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.1
 
6,588

Total votes: 14,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 3

Guthrie Quist advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 3 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Guthrie Quist
Guthrie Quist Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,951

Total votes: 2,951
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 3

Incumbent Keith Regier advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 3 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Keith Regier
Keith Regier
 
100.0
 
4,098

Total votes: 4,098
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Campaign themes

2024

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2020

Candidate Connection

Guthrie Quist completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Quist's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Guthrie Quist cut his teeth working for the Obama campaign in 2008. He played an integral role on his father's Congressional Campaign during the Montana Special Election of 2017 and founded a consulting firm called Blue Wave Rising. He then did political consulting for several Congressional Campaigns across the country, including races in New Hampshire and Wyoming. He has also worked as a Fundraiser for the Montana Food Bank Network. Recently he promoted a Ballot Initiative on behalf of Water For Flathead's Future in Northwest Montana that passed in a bipartisan landslide. He received his education at Pepperdine University and the University of Montana.
  • I am here to listen to my consituents.
  • I strive to serve my community and be a voice for them in the Montana State Legislature.
  • I wish to preserve the Montana of my childhood for future generations.
Education. Defending Public lands. Making sure all members of the community have enough to eat and no child has to go hungry. Access to Healthcare. Infrastructure.
I look up to John F. Kennedy as a paragon of inspirational leadership.
I worked at Anderson Theaters in Kalispell throughout Junior High and High School.

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Campaign finance summary


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Guthrie Quist campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Montana House of Representatives District 3Lost primary$3,206 $0
2020Montana State Senate District 3Lost general$11,734 N/A**
Grand total$14,940 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 8, 2020
  2. Guthrie Quist for Montana Senate District 3 Facebook, "About," accessed June 5, 2020


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