Montana Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
- Primary date: June 2
- Primary type: Open
- Registration deadline(s): May 4 (postmarked); May 7 (post received)
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Early voting starts: May 11
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 2 (received)
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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| Filing deadline: March 9, 2020 |
| Primary: June 2, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tim Fox (R) |
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 2, 2020, in Montana to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 3, 2020.
Austin Knudsen advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Montana.
This page focuses on Montana's Republican Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Montana's Democratic Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Montana Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
- Montana Attorney General election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Montana modified its primary election process as follows:
- Voting procedures: Counties were authorized to conduct the primary election entirely by mail.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Montana
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Austin Knudsen | 59.8 | 116,475 |
 | Jon Bennion | 40.2 | 78,419 | |
| Total votes: 194,894 | |||
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State profile
| Demographic data for Montana | ||
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| Montana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,032,073 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 145,546 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 89.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 0.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 0.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 6.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 29.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $47,169 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 17% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Montana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Montana
Montana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in Montana, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Montana had two Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 1.10 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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