Michael Downey (Montana)

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Michael Downey

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Green Party

Michael Downey (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Montana. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Montana, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Montana

Tim Sheehy defeated incumbent Jon Tester, Sid Daoud, and Robert Barb in the general election for U.S. Senate Montana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Sheehy (R)	52.6	319,682
		Jon Tester (D)	45.5	276,305
		Sid Daoud (L)	1.2	7,272
	Submit photo	Robert Barb (G)	0.7	4,003

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 607,262
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Downey (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Incumbent Jon Tester defeated Michael Hummert in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Tester	97.0	104,279
		Michael Hummert	3.0	3,272

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 107,551
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Tim Sheehy defeated Brad Johnson and Charles A. Walking Child in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Sheehy	73.6	139,857
		Brad Johnson	19.4	36,926
		Charles A. Walking Child	7.0	13,229

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,012
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Madigan (R)
• Matt Rosendale (R)
• Jeremy Mygland (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Michael Downey defeated Robert Barb in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Downey	62.4	679
	Submit photo	Robert Barb	37.6	410

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,089
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Sid Daoud advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Montana.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Devin Braaten (L)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Downey in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Michael Downey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Michael Downey campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. Senate Montana	Withdrew general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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

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Montana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Steve Daines (R)

Tim Sheehy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Ryan Zinke (R)

District 2

Troy Downing (R)

Republican Party (4)