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Nancy Ballance
Nancy Ballance (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 87. She assumed office on January 7, 2013. She left office on January 3, 2021.
Ballance (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 44. She lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Ballance was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ballance served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Natural Resources and Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ballance served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
State senate election
See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 44
Theresa Manzella defeated Margaret Gorski in the general election for Montana State Senate District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Theresa Manzella (R) | 67.2 | 9,485 |
 | Margaret Gorski (D)  | 32.8 | 4,626 | |
| Total votes: 14,111 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 44
Margaret Gorski defeated Timothy Gibney in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret Gorski | 89.7 | 2,102 |
| Timothy Gibney | 10.3 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 2,344 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44
Theresa Manzella defeated Nancy Ballance in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Manzella | 63.0 | 3,655 |
 | Nancy Ballance | 37.0 | 2,142 | |
| Total votes: 5,797 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Roy McLean (R)
State house election
Ballance was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Nancy Ballance won election in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 87 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Ballance (R) | 100.0 | 4,371 |
| Total votes: 4,371 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Nancy Ballance advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 87 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Ballance | 100.0 | 1,743 |
| Total votes: 1,743 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 14, 2016.
Incumbent Nancy Ballance ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 87 general election.[1][2]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 87 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Nancy Ballance Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||
Mark Snider ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 87 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 87 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mark Snider (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Nancy Ballance ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 87 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Nancy Ballance Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014; minor party and independent candidates had until June 2, 2014, to file. Erin O'Leary Houtchens was unopposed in the Democratic primary. District 89 incumbent Nancy Ballance was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ballance defeated Houtchens in the general election. Incumbent Pat Connell (R) ran for District 43 of the Montana State Senate.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Nancy Ballance Incumbent |
71.7% | 2,832 | |
| Democratic | Erin O'Leary Houtchens | 28.3% | 1,120 | |
| Total Votes | 3,952 | |||
2012
Ballance won election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 89. Ballance defeated Josh Hennes and Russ Vogel in the June 5 primary election and defeated Peggy Steffes (D) and Andy Elwell (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Ballance |
64.2% | 3,657 | |
| Democratic | Peggy Steffes | 29.3% | 1,670 | |
| Libertarian | Andy Elwell | 6.5% | 373 | |
| Total Votes | 5,700 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Nancy Ballance |
59% | 1,267 |
| Josh Hennes | 23.6% | 506 |
| Russ Vogel | 17.4% | 373 |
| Total Votes | 2,146 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Nancy Ballance did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Ballance's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]
I WILL WORK TO:
• Protect our rights to life, liberty and property
• Responsibly develop our natural resources
• Reduce government and the taxpayer debt burden
• Oppose federal takeover of our water and land
• Eliminate unnecessary regulation & business taxes
• Eliminate frivolous lawsuits
• Provide alternative educational opportunities
• Return healthcare regulation & funding to Montana
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Montana State Legislature was not in session.
2019
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In 2019, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 25.
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2018
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In 2018, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 2 through April 28.
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2016
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In 2016, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 28.
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2014
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In 2014, the Montana State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 7 to April 27.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Biography from the Montana Republican Party
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Election Canvass," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide General Election Canvass," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative Primary Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Nancy Ballance for HD89, "Issues," accessed October 18, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Montana Contractors' Association, "Stronger Together: Political Representation," accessed November 5, 2015
- ↑ Montana Weed Control Association, "2013 Legislative Report & Scorecard," accessed September 17, 2014
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| Preceded by Gary MacLaren (R) |
Montana House of Representatives District 87 2013–2021 |
Succeeded by Ron Marshall (R) |
