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Montana Secretary of State 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): Corey Stapleton (R) |
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Christi Jacobsen defeated Scott Sales, Brad Johnson, and three other candidates in the Republican primary for Montana Secretary of State on June 2, 2020. Jacobsen received 29% of the vote to Sales' 25% and Johnson's 23%. All other candidates received less than 15% of the vote.[1] She advanced to the general election on November 3, 2020, which was expected to be competitive. The incumbent, Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (R), did not seek re-election, leaving the office open. Stapleton was first elected in 2016. His election flipped the partisan control of the office, which had been held by term-limited Linda McCulloch (D) since 2009. The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State listed the office as one of five they sought to flip in 2020.[2]
In Montana, the secretary of state oversees the state's elections, maintains business filings, commissions notaries public, and serves as a member on the Board of Land Commissioners.[3][4]
Jacobsen and Sales led in fundraising.
At the time of the election, Jacobsen was Montana's deputy secretary of state. She said, "I'm running because I'm the most qualified candidate. I have the experience of the job, so I can hit the ground running on Day One."[5] She argued, "I will be a conservative vote on the land board and I support development of our natural resources."[6] Incumbent Corey Stapleton (R) endorsed Jacobsen.[7]
Sales was a state senator and the president of the Montana State Senate. He was first elected to the Montana State Legislature in 2002 and also served as speaker of the Montana House of Representatives. Sales cited his private sector experience, saying, "I understand the needs of business and why business should be treated in a timely fashion."[5] He added, "I am the only person in the secretary of state's race that has any agriculture experience."[5] Sales received endorsements from 61 incumbent state legislators.[8]
Bowen Greenwood, Kurt Johnson, and Forrest Mandeville also ran in the primary.
Montana was one of 14 states with divided triplex control, with a Democratic governor, a Republican attorney general, and a Republican secretary of state. The partisan make-up of the Board of Land Commissioners, often called the Land Board, was also influenced by this election. The Land Board oversees Montana's school trust lands and consists of five members: the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, and the superintendent of public instruction.[4] At the time of the primary, Republicans controlled the Land Board with a 4-1 majority. Four of the five offices represented on the Land Board were open in 2020. To learn more about those and other 2020 Montana elections, click here.
Click on candidate names below to view their key messages:
 Jacobsen |
 Sales |
This page focuses on Montana's Republican Secretary of State primary. For more in-depth information on Montana's Democratic Secretary of State primary and the general election, see the following pages:
Montana Secretary of State election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Montana Secretary of State 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 Montana Secretary of State
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christi Jacobsen | 29.4 | 57,941 |
 | Scott Sales | 25.3 | 49,759 | |
 | Brad Johnson | 23.1 | 45,526 | |
 | Forrest Mandeville | 10.3 | 20,318 | |
 | Bowen Greenwood | 7.1 | 14,080 | |
| Kurt Johnson | 4.7 | 9,316 | ||
| Total votes: 196,940 | |||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Jacobsen received a bachelor's degree in political science from Carroll College in 1997 and a master's in public administration from the University of Montana in 2000. She began her career in the telecommunications industry before joining the governor's office as a budget analyst in 2000. Jacobsen has worked in Montana's justice department and auditor's office. She became the deputy secretary of state in 2017.
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Sources: YouTube, "Christi Jacobsen for Montana Secretary of State," February 18, 2020; Christi Jacobsen's 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2020; LinkedIn, "Christi Jacobsen," accessed May 11, 2020, Jacobsen's 2020 campaign website, "About Christi," accessed May 11, 2020, Havre Daily News, "Pile of Republicans face off in Montana secretary of state primary," May 5, 2020
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Montana Secretary of State in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
Montana State Senate (Assumed office: 2013)
Montana House of Representatives (2003-2011)
Biography: Sales received a bachelor's degree in industrial business from Boise State University in 1982. He worked at Hewlett-Packard, Extended Systems, and began a custom haying business in 1992. At the time of the primary, Sales served on the executive board of the Montana Republican Party and was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for Montana Secretary of State in 2020.
Duties
The secretary of state's office is composed of five divisions:[10]
- The Administrative Rules Services Division is the administrative law arm of the secretary's office, filing rule notices, rule adoptions, and interpretations, and publishing the state register twice a month. The state's code of regulations, the Administrative Rules of Montana, is updated quarterly.
- The Business Services Division registers business entities, trademarks, assumed business names, and liens made under the Uniform Commercial Code and Federal Food Security Act.
- The Certification and Notaries Division licenses and trains notaries public and certifies documents.
- The Elections and Government Services division administers elections and voter registration. Campaign finance and lobbying is regulated by a separate agency, the Commissioner of Political Practices.
- The Records Management Bureau maintains the records of state and local governments.
In addition to overseeing the state's elections and maintaining business filings, the secretary of state is one of five members of the Board of Land Commissioners, often called the Land Board.[3][4] The Land Board oversees the state's mineral, surface, and timber resources held in trust for public schools.[4] The Land Board consists of the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, and the superintendent of public instruction.
Endorsements
This section lists endorsements issued in this election. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.
Bowen Greenwood
- Montana Public Service Commissioner Roger Koopman (R)[11]
- Montanans for Limited Government[12]
Christi Jacobsen
- Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (R)[7]
- Susan B. Anthony List[13]
Forrest Mandeville
- Montana Daily Gazette[14]
Scott Sales
- Click here for an endorsement list maintained by Sales' campaign.
Campaign advertisements
This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.
Scott Sales
A sample ad from the candidate's Facebook page is embedded below.[15] Click here to see the candidate's Facebook Video page.
Campaign finance
Source of campaign receipts
The chart below shows the source of campaign contributions by candidate as of May 15 campaign finance reports. The blue bar represents contributions received from individuals. The green bar represents contributions received from other political committees. The yellow bar represents contributions or loans made by the candidate to their own campaign. Hover over a bar to see the specific amount.
Debates and forums
March 26 question and answer
On March 26, 2020, Greenwood, Jacobsen, Mandeville, and Sales participated in a Facebook Live question and answer hosted by the Gallatin County Republican Women.
Primaries in Montana
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Montana utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[16][17]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Three of 56 Montana counties—5.4 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Blaine County, Montana | 2.46% | 15.32% | 19.24% | ||||
| Hill County, Montana | 17.18% | 3.50% | 12.21% | ||||
| Roosevelt County, Montana | 6.49% | 15.58% | 26.27% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Montana with 56.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 35.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1892 and 2016, Montana voted Republican 65.6 percent of the time and Democratic 34.4 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Montana voted Republican all five times.[18]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Montana. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[19][20]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 34 out of 100 state House districts in Montana with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 28 out of 100 state House districts in Montana with an average margin of victory of 17.2 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 66 out of 100 state House districts in Montana with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 72 out of 100 state House districts in Montana with an average margin of victory of 34.7 points. Trump won 14 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 31.49% | 65.40% | R+33.9 | 24.56% | 69.61% | R+45 | R |
| 2 | 26.19% | 70.62% | R+44.4 | 19.77% | 74.94% | R+55.2 | R |
| 3 | 35.65% | 60.43% | R+24.8 | 30.90% | 61.30% | R+30.4 | D |
| 4 | 24.98% | 72.60% | R+47.6 | 20.50% | 73.71% | R+53.2 | R |
| 5 | 49.18% | 47.36% | D+1.8 | 48.70% | 43.57% | D+5.1 | D |
| 6 | 29.95% | 67.81% | R+37.9 | 28.87% | 65.58% | R+36.7 | R |
| 7 | 40.61% | 55.52% | R+14.9 | 34.89% | 56.46% | R+21.6 | R |
| 8 | 28.89% | 68.40% | R+39.5 | 25.31% | 68.36% | R+43 | R |
| 9 | 27.76% | 69.09% | R+41.3 | 23.24% | 70.16% | R+46.9 | R |
| 10 | 28.59% | 69.10% | R+40.5 | 26.23% | 69.31% | R+43.1 | R |
| 11 | 25.25% | 72.18% | R+46.9 | 21.87% | 72.64% | R+50.8 | R |
| 12 | 42.13% | 55.16% | R+13 | 36.12% | 58.17% | R+22 | R |
| 13 | 26.14% | 70.71% | R+44.6 | 18.54% | 76.04% | R+57.5 | R |
| 14 | 32.60% | 63.22% | R+30.6 | 24.35% | 67.81% | R+43.5 | R |
| 15 | 58.01% | 39.28% | D+18.7 | 55.71% | 37.44% | D+18.3 | D |
| 16 | 71.07% | 26.84% | D+44.2 | 65.23% | 28.59% | D+36.6 | D |
| 17 | 30.65% | 66.42% | R+35.8 | 22.87% | 70.58% | R+47.7 | R |
| 18 | 29.49% | 66.80% | R+37.3 | 21.44% | 71.56% | R+50.1 | R |
| 19 | 34.08% | 63.36% | R+29.3 | 25.01% | 68.81% | R+43.8 | R |
| 20 | 36.11% | 62.06% | R+25.9 | 32.46% | 62.16% | R+29.7 | R |
| 21 | 46.91% | 50.23% | R+3.3 | 36.35% | 56.76% | R+20.4 | D |
| 22 | 47.47% | 48.93% | R+1.5 | 36.16% | 54.87% | R+18.7 | R |
| 23 | 49.89% | 47.11% | D+2.8 | 42.34% | 49.63% | R+7.3 | D |
| 24 | 47.86% | 49.59% | R+1.7 | 40.35% | 51.07% | R+10.7 | D |
| 25 | 50.16% | 46.46% | D+3.7 | 39.34% | 52.01% | R+12.7 | R |
| 26 | 47.24% | 49.05% | R+1.8 | 38.78% | 51.69% | R+12.9 | D |
| 27 | 31.45% | 65.37% | R+33.9 | 24.74% | 68.78% | R+44 | R |
| 28 | 48.35% | 47.62% | D+0.7 | 35.81% | 54.70% | R+18.9 | D |
| 29 | 27.54% | 69.57% | R+42 | 20.97% | 72.91% | R+51.9 | R |
| 30 | 26.49% | 70.76% | R+44.3 | 18.35% | 74.80% | R+56.5 | R |
| 31 | 62.74% | 35.08% | D+27.7 | 49.74% | 41.79% | D+7.9 | D |
| 32 | 62.84% | 35.17% | D+27.7 | 51.75% | 41.33% | D+10.4 | D |
| 33 | 31.92% | 64.62% | R+32.7 | 20.69% | 71.73% | R+51 | R |
| 34 | 30.36% | 66.63% | R+36.3 | 20.38% | 73.24% | R+52.9 | R |
| 35 | 21.57% | 75.57% | R+54 | 13.84% | 80.63% | R+66.8 | R |
| 36 | 26.51% | 69.46% | R+42.9 | 17.30% | 77.71% | R+60.4 | R |
| 37 | 17.49% | 79.95% | R+62.5 | 11.75% | 84.38% | R+72.6 | R |
| 38 | 37.31% | 59.77% | R+22.5 | 24.89% | 67.53% | R+42.6 | R |
| 39 | 27.29% | 69.23% | R+41.9 | 15.87% | 78.77% | R+62.9 | R |
| 40 | 22.65% | 73.92% | R+51.3 | 16.45% | 78.01% | R+61.6 | R |
| 41 | 54.68% | 43.62% | D+11.1 | 42.37% | 52.19% | R+9.8 | D |
| 42 | 58.60% | 39.41% | D+19.2 | 47.51% | 45.39% | D+2.1 | D |
| 43 | 35.34% | 61.61% | R+26.3 | 26.74% | 65.15% | R+38.4 | R |
| 44 | 37.95% | 59.42% | R+21.5 | 30.87% | 59.71% | R+28.8 | R |
| 45 | 33.16% | 64.67% | R+31.5 | 29.98% | 61.13% | R+31.2 | R |
| 46 | 35.28% | 63.06% | R+27.8 | 36.58% | 57.00% | R+20.4 | R |
| 47 | 48.01% | 48.86% | R+0.8 | 47.76% | 44.03% | D+3.7 | D |
| 48 | 46.60% | 50.72% | R+4.1 | 43.66% | 47.69% | R+4 | D |
| 49 | 51.94% | 43.75% | D+8.2 | 44.93% | 43.99% | D+0.9 | D |
| 50 | 46.96% | 49.13% | R+2.2 | 38.01% | 51.03% | R+13 | D |
| 51 | 43.83% | 53.14% | R+9.3 | 35.99% | 54.64% | R+18.6 | R |
| 52 | 45.95% | 50.47% | R+4.5 | 36.84% | 54.25% | R+17.4 | R |
| 53 | 26.88% | 71.64% | R+44.8 | 24.59% | 69.45% | R+44.9 | R |
| 54 | 34.72% | 63.36% | R+28.6 | 31.02% | 61.86% | R+30.8 | R |
| 55 | 38.15% | 58.52% | R+20.4 | 26.81% | 65.43% | R+38.6 | R |
| 56 | 36.68% | 60.59% | R+23.9 | 26.13% | 67.22% | R+41.1 | R |
| 57 | 26.02% | 71.51% | R+45.5 | 18.26% | 75.81% | R+57.5 | R |
| 58 | 36.71% | 60.43% | R+23.7 | 30.64% | 62.81% | R+32.2 | R |
| 59 | 31.67% | 65.41% | R+33.7 | 30.10% | 63.92% | R+33.8 | R |
| 60 | 49.22% | 47.75% | D+1.5 | 42.90% | 48.10% | R+5.2 | D |
| 61 | 52.13% | 45.30% | D+6.8 | 55.16% | 37.34% | D+17.8 | D |
| 62 | 57.33% | 39.68% | D+17.7 | 62.26% | 28.33% | D+33.9 | D |
| 63 | 55.23% | 40.35% | D+14.9 | 49.37% | 36.73% | D+12.6 | D |
| 64 | 40.23% | 56.95% | R+16.7 | 38.79% | 52.50% | R+13.7 | R |
| 65 | 51.99% | 44.48% | D+7.5 | 52.43% | 36.25% | D+16.2 | R |
| 66 | 59.07% | 37.20% | D+21.9 | 60.50% | 27.72% | D+32.8 | D |
| 67 | 36.06% | 60.39% | R+24.3 | 31.16% | 58.18% | R+27 | R |
| 68 | 29.86% | 66.53% | R+36.7 | 26.12% | 64.60% | R+38.5 | R |
| 69 | 27.48% | 69.83% | R+42.3 | 23.90% | 68.84% | R+44.9 | R |
| 70 | 29.72% | 67.70% | R+38 | 23.68% | 69.44% | R+45.8 | R |
| 71 | 30.43% | 67.06% | R+36.6 | 25.87% | 68.31% | R+42.4 | R |
| 72 | 30.12% | 66.71% | R+36.6 | 24.63% | 68.26% | R+43.6 | R |
| 73 | 67.29% | 29.51% | D+37.8 | 51.69% | 39.47% | D+12.2 | D |
| 74 | 67.84% | 28.48% | D+39.4 | 54.64% | 35.06% | D+19.6 | D |
| 75 | 36.01% | 61.13% | R+25.1 | 31.30% | 60.96% | R+29.7 | R |
| 76 | 62.60% | 35.45% | D+27.1 | 54.57% | 37.65% | D+16.9 | D |
| 77 | 54.71% | 41.78% | D+12.9 | 42.42% | 49.42% | R+7 | D |
| 78 | 49.90% | 46.76% | D+3.1 | 34.39% | 56.64% | R+22.3 | D |
| 79 | 52.38% | 45.20% | D+7.2 | 51.09% | 40.64% | D+10.5 | D |
| 80 | 29.81% | 67.67% | R+37.9 | 23.46% | 70.02% | R+46.6 | R |
| 81 | 53.84% | 43.72% | D+10.1 | 46.71% | 44.07% | D+2.6 | D |
| 82 | 50.97% | 46.39% | D+4.6 | 46.83% | 44.43% | D+2.4 | D |
| 83 | 51.40% | 45.43% | D+6 | 48.20% | 43.23% | D+5 | D |
| 84 | 47.66% | 49.40% | R+1.7 | 43.56% | 46.97% | R+3.4 | D |
| 85 | 28.10% | 69.34% | R+41.2 | 23.44% | 71.16% | R+47.7 | R |
| 86 | 38.39% | 58.67% | R+20.3 | 33.89% | 59.62% | R+25.7 | R |
| 87 | 28.26% | 68.87% | R+40.6 | 24.22% | 70.13% | R+45.9 | R |
| 88 | 36.82% | 60.50% | R+23.7 | 30.21% | 63.77% | R+33.6 | R |
| 89 | 55.35% | 42.16% | D+13.2 | 53.30% | 37.59% | D+15.7 | D |
| 90 | 62.36% | 35.39% | D+27 | 60.12% | 31.87% | D+28.3 | D |
| 91 | 74.07% | 23.34% | D+50.7 | 74.47% | 17.31% | D+57.2 | D |
| 92 | 44.75% | 51.56% | R+6.8 | 35.48% | 55.99% | R+20.5 | R |
| 93 | 45.74% | 51.67% | R+5.9 | 36.57% | 57.09% | R+20.5 | D |
| 94 | 52.31% | 44.47% | D+7.8 | 47.39% | 44.39% | D+3 | D |
| 95 | 67.27% | 28.91% | D+38.4 | 63.09% | 24.62% | D+38.5 | D |
| 96 | 45.17% | 51.93% | R+6.8 | 40.48% | 51.14% | R+10.7 | R |
| 97 | 42.65% | 54.90% | R+12.3 | 38.02% | 54.75% | R+16.7 | R |
| 98 | 55.62% | 40.95% | D+14.7 | 48.67% | 42.15% | D+6.5 | D |
| 99 | 53.76% | 43.36% | D+10.4 | 51.66% | 39.94% | D+11.7 | D |
| 100 | 74.33% | 22.27% | D+52.1 | 71.30% | 18.23% | D+53.1 | D |
| Total | 41.71% | 55.36% | R+13.7 | 35.94% | 56.47% | R+20.5 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
Election history
2016
The general election for secretary of state was held on November 8, 2016.
Corey Stapleton defeated Monica Lindeen and Roger Roots in the Montana secretary of state election.
| Montana Secretary of State, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Corey Stapleton |
55.49% | 277,473 | |
| Democratic | Monica Lindeen | 40.97% | 204,861 | |
| Libertarian | Roger Roots | 3.54% | 17,687 | |
| Total Votes | 500,021 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Incumbent Linda McCulloch (D) successfully won re-election, defeating Brad Johnson (R) and Roger Roots (L) in the November 6, 2012 general election.
| Montana Secretary of State General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch Incumbent |
51.4% | 245,024 | |
| Republican | Brad Johnson | 45.1% | 214,976 | |
| Libertarian | Roger Roots | 3.5% | 16,622 | |
| Total Votes | 476,622 | |||
| Election results via Montana Secretary of State | ||||
State profile
- See also: Montana and Montana elections, 2020
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of April 30, 2020.
Presidential voting pattern
- Montana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, one U.S. senator from Montana was a Democrat and the other was a Republican.
- Montana's sole U.S. representative was a Republican.
State executives
- Republicans held four of Montana's 10 state executive offices, and Democrats controlled two. The other four offices were nonpartisan.
- Montana's governor was Democrat Steve Bullock.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Montana State Senate with a 30-20 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Montana House of Representatives with a 57-42 majority.
Montana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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| 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. | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Live: Montana State Primary Election Results 2020," accessed June 4, 2020
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Democrats, citing GOP-imposed voting restrictions, aim to flip secretary of state offices in five states," August 22, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Montana Code Annotated 2019, "2-15-4, Duties Of Secretary Of State -- Authority," accessed May 11, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, "Land Board," accessed May 11, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Havre Daily News, "Pile of Republicans face off in Montana secretary of state primary," May 5, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Facebook Live Q&A of Republican MT SOS Candidates," March 26, 2020
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Facebook, "Corey Stapleton," January 10, 2020
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Sales' 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed May 4, 2020
- ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "Duties and Functions of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Missoula Current, "Brad Johnson all cowboy hat and boots but empty suit," May 20, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Montanans for Limited Government," May 13, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Christi Jacobsen," May 29, 2020
- ↑ Montana Daily Gazette, "Montana Gazette Endorsements for Statewide Offices," May 1, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Sales for Montana," May 19, 2020
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 19, 2023
- ↑ Christi Jacobsen Montana Secretary of State,"Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 19, 2023
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Montana," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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