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Jim Hunt
Jim Hunt (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Montana. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of Montana
Incumbent Greg Gianforte defeated Ryan Busse and Kaiser Leib in the general election for Governor of Montana on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Gianforte (R) | 58.9 | 354,569 |
 | Ryan Busse (D)  | 38.6 | 232,644 | |
 | Kaiser Leib (L) | 2.5 | 15,191 | |
| Total votes: 602,404 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Montana
Ryan Busse defeated Jim Hunt in the Democratic primary for Governor of Montana on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Busse | 71.0 | 70,857 |
| Jim Hunt | 29.0 | 29,004 | ||
| Total votes: 99,861 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn White Wolf (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Montana
Incumbent Greg Gianforte defeated Tanner Smith in the Republican primary for Governor of Montana on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Gianforte | 75.2 | 144,827 |
 | Tanner Smith | 24.8 | 47,713 | |
| Total votes: 192,540 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kaiser Leib advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Montana.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hunt in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Hunt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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