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James Cossitt
James Cossitt (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Montana. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Montana Attorney General election, 2020
Montana Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Montana Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Attorney General of Montana
Austin Knudsen defeated Raph Graybill in the general election for Attorney General of Montana on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Austin Knudsen (R) | 58.5 | 348,322 |
 | Raph Graybill (D)  | 41.5 | 247,025 | |
| Total votes: 595,347 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roy Davis (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Montana
Raph Graybill defeated Kimberly Dudik in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Montana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raph Graybill | 57.1 | 80,038 |
 | Kimberly Dudik | 42.9 | 60,143 | |
| Total votes: 140,181 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Cossitt (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Montana
Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Montana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Knudsen | 59.8 | 116,475 |
 | Jon Bennion | 40.2 | 78,419 | |
| Total votes: 194,894 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Attorney General of Montana
Roy Davis advanced from the Green primary for Attorney General of Montana on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roy Davis | 100.0 | 752 | |
| Total votes: 752 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Frank Garner defeated James Cossitt in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Garner (R) | 65.5 | 2,519 |
 | James Cossitt (D) | 34.5 | 1,329 | |
| Total votes: 3,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 7
James Cossitt advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Cossitt | 100.0 | 589 |
| Total votes: 589 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Frank Garner defeated Robert Welzel in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Garner | 70.9 | 868 |
| Robert Welzel | 29.1 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 1,224 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Cossitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
James Cossitt participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 8, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and James Cossitt's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Economic fairness: minimum / livable wage & Affordable housing
Affordable health care
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” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Clean government: limit the revolving door, get $ out of the game
Economic and legal justiceCite error: Invalid |
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. James Cossitt answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Robert Kennedy
Howard Baker Dwight Eisenower[3] |
” |
| “ | Integrity; honesty; credibility; clarity in communication[3] | ” |
| “ | Integrity, honesty, credibility[3] | ” |
| “ | An obligation to carefully consider legislative issues, analyze them and make informed decisions that are in the best interests of the the majority of one's constitutents.[3] | ” |
| “ | That when called upon, I stood up for the good of all, not the bidding of the few.[3] | ” |
| “ | JFK's assanation. About 6.[3] | ” |
| “ | Newspaper delivery for 5 years.[3] | ” |
| “ | Cannot recall or don't want to.[3] | ” |
| “ | Christmas and New Years, visit with family.[3] | ” |
| “ | Acceptance of others and patience.[3] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[3] | ” |
| “ | Budget issues. Balance between responsible resource development and preservation of those resources.[3] | ” |
| “ | Check and balance. Governor should propose legislation for consideration and should then faithfully execute the laws.[3] | ” |
| “ | Yes. It is all about compromise and getting things done. In order to do that, you have got to understand others with whom you are dealing.[3] | ” |
| “ | Bi partisan or totally neutral.[3] | ” |
| “ | Yes.
Justice or legal issues.
Natural resources.[3] |
” |
| “ | Yes.[3] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "James Cossitt's responses," August 8, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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