Montana Public Service Commission election, 2020

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Montana Public Service Commission
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 9, 2020
	Primary: June 2, 2020; General: November 3, 2020; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Tony O'Donnell (R) (District 2); Roger Koopman (R) (District 3); Bob Lake (R) (District 4)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Montana
Ballotpedia analysis
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	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Superintendent of Public Instruction; Attorney General; Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor; Public Service Commission (3 seats)

Montana held an election for three of five seats on the public service commission on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline was March 9, 2020.

Incumbent Tony O'Donnell won election in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 2.

James Brown won election in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 3.

Jennifer Fielder won election in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 4.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 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 absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

Absentee/mail-in voting: Counties were authorized to conduct the general 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

District 2

General election candidates

Tony O'Donnell (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Valerie McMurtry (Democratic Party)

Democratic primary candidates

Valerie McMurtry ✔

Republican primary candidates

District 3

General election candidates

Tom Woods (Democratic Party)
James Brown (Republican Party) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

Rob Elwood (Independent)

Democratic primary candidates

Tom Woods ✔

Republican primary candidates

James Brown ✔
Alan George

Did not make the ballot:

Walter Derzay

District 4

General election candidates

Monica Tranel (Democratic Party)
Jennifer Fielder (Republican Party) ✔

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Democratic primary candidates

Daniel Carlino
Monica Tranel ✔

Did not make the ballot:

Brett Rosenberg

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Republican primary candidates

Did not make the ballot:

Webb Brown

Past elections

2018

See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2018

District 1

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 1

Randy Pinocci defeated Doug Kaercher in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randy Pinocci (R)	59.6	44,990
	Submit photo	Doug Kaercher (D)	40.4	30,463

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,453
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1

Doug Kaercher advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Doug Kaercher	100.0	14,470

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,470
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1

Randy Pinocci defeated Rob Cook, Mark Wicks, and Cory McKinney in the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randy Pinocci	34.6	8,141
		Rob Cook	30.9	7,273
		Mark Wicks	19.9	4,669
	Submit photo	Cory McKinney	14.6	3,433

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 23,516
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District 5

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 5

Incumbent Brad Johnson defeated Andy Shirtliff in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 5 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Brad Johnson (R)	57.8	60,434
	Andy Shirtliff (D)	42.2	44,103

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,537
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5

Andy Shirtliff defeated Tyrel Suzor-Hoy and Henry Clay Speich in the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Shirtliff	64.3	12,783
		Tyrel Suzor-Hoy	22.0	4,382
	Submit photo	Henry Clay Speich	13.7	2,729

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 19,894
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5

Incumbent Brad Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Johnson	100.0	29,589

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 29,589
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2016

See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2016

The general election for three seats on the Public Service Commission was held on November 8, 2016.

2014

See also: Montana down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Public Service Commissioner of Montana, District 5, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brad Johnson	61%	44,818
	Democratic	Galen Hollenbaugh	39%	28,625
Total Votes				73,443
Election results via Montana Secretary of State

Note: Travis Kavulla won re-election to the District 1 seat without opposition.

2012

See also: Montana down ballot state executive elections, 2012