Montana state executive official elections, 2024

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Montana state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: March 11, 2024
Primary: June 4, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Montana
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Nine state executive offices were up for election in Montana in 2024:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Public Service Commissioner (3 seats)

Governor

General election candidates

• Greg Gianforte  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Ryan Busse  (Democratic Party) 
• Kaiser Leib  (Libertarian Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Ryan Busse ✔ 
• Jim Hunt

Did not make the ballot:

• Shawn White Wolf

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 Republican primary candidates

• Greg Gianforte (Incumbent) ✔
• Tanner Smith

Minor Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Kaiser Leib ✔ 

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Lieutenant Governor

General election candidates

• Kristen Juras  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Raph Graybill  (Democratic Party)
• Matt Campbell  (Libertarian Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Jerry Driscoll
• Raph Graybill ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Kristen Juras (Incumbent) ✔
• Randy Pinocci

Minor Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Matt Campbell ✔

Attorney General

General election candidates

• Austin Knudsen  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Ben Alke  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Ben Alke ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Austin Knudsen (Incumbent) ✔
• Logan Olson

Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Christi Jacobsen  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Jesse James Mullen  (Democratic Party)
• John Lamb  (Libertarian Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Jesse James Mullen ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Christi Jacobsen (Incumbent) ✔ 

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Minor Party primary candidates

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• John Lamb ✔

Auditor

General election candidates

• John Repke  (Democratic Party)
• James Brown  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

• John Repke ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Jordan Ophus

 Republican primary candidates

• James Brown ✔
• John Jay Willoughby 

Did not make the ballot:

• Keith Brownfield
• Steve Gunderson

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Superintendent of Public Instruction

General election candidates

• Shannon O'Brien  (Democratic Party) 
• Susie Hedalen  (Republican Party) ✔

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Shannon O'Brien ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Sharyl Allen
• Susie Hedalen ✔

Public Service Commissioner

District 2

General election candidates

• Susan Bilo  (Democratic Party)
• Brad Molnar  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

• Susan Bilo ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Kirk Bushman
• Brad Molnar ✔

District 3

General election candidates

• Leonard Williams  (Democratic Party)
• Jeffrey Welborn  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

• Leonard Williams ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Rob Elwood
• Suzzann Nordwick
• Jeffrey Welborn ✔

District 4

General election candidates

• Jennifer Fielder  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Elena Evans  (Independent) (Write-in) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

 Republican primary candidates

• Jennifer Fielder (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Al Dunlap

Voting information

See also: Voting in Montana

Election information in Montana: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 7, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (MST)

Context of the 2024 elections

Party control in Montana

Montana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
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Past elections

2022

The following offices were up for election in 2022:

Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Montana official website

Footnotes

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