Nick Knowles

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Nick Knowles

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Republican Party

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Last election

November 5, 2024

Contact

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Nick Knowles (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 97. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 97

Melody Cunningham defeated Nick Knowles and Richard Armerding in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 97 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melody Cunningham (D)	60.3	3,651
	Submit photo	Nick Knowles (R)	35.6	2,152
		Richard Armerding (L)	4.1	247

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 97

Melody Cunningham defeated Lisa Verlanic Fowler in the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 97 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melody Cunningham	82.9	1,348
	Submit photo	Lisa Verlanic Fowler	17.1	278

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,626
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 97

Nick Knowles advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 97 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Knowles	100.0	846

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 846
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Montana House of Representatives District 97

Richard Armerding advanced from the Libertarian primary for Montana House of Representatives District 97 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Armerding	100.0	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Knowles in this election.

Pledges

Knowles signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 50

Andrea Olsen defeated Nick Knowles in the general election for Montana State Senate District 50 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Olsen (D)	72.6	7,455
	Submit photo	Nick Knowles (R)	27.4	2,808

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,263
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 50

Andrea Olsen defeated incumbent Tom Steenberg in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 50 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Olsen	62.6	2,644
		Tom Steenberg	37.4	1,577

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,221
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 50

Nick Knowles advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 50 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Knowles	100.0	1,306

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,306
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lauren Subith (R)

2018

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 90

Marilyn Marler defeated Nick Knowles in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 90 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marilyn Marler (D)	67.8	3,575
	Submit photo	Nick Knowles (R)	32.2	1,694

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,269
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 90

Marilyn Marler advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 90 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marilyn Marler	100.0	1,679

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,679
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 90

Nick Knowles advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 90 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Knowles	100.0	566

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 566
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Nick Knowles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Knowles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Please visit my website www.OneTeamFight.com to learn exactly where I stand.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• www.OneTeamFight.com
• www.OneTeamFight.com
• www.OneTeamFight.com

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Saving Montana from destruction by elected toddlers

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Campaign finance summary

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Nick Knowles campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Montana House of Representatives District 97	Lost general	$388	$0
2022	Montana State Senate District 50	Lost general	$920	$0
2018	Montana House of Representatives District 90	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$1,308	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Montana House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Brandon Ler

Majority Leader:Steve Fitzpatrick

Minority Leader:Katie Sullivan

Representatives

District 1

Neil Duram (R)

District 2

Tom Millett (R)

District 3

Debo Powers (D)

District 4

Lyn Bennett (R)

District 5

Braxton Mitchell (R)

District 6

Amy Regier (R)

District 7

Courtenay Sprunger (R)

District 8

Lukas Schubert (R)

District 9

Steven Kelly (R)

District 10

Terry Falk (R)

District 11

Ed Byrne (R)

District 12

Tracy Sharp (R)

District 13

Linda Reksten (R)

District 14

Paul Fielder (R)

District 15

Thedis Crowe (D)

District 16

Tyson Running Wolf (D)

District 17

Zachary Wirth (R)

District 18

Llew Jones (R)

District 19

Jane Weber (D)

District 20

Melissa Nikolakakos (R)

District 21

Edward Buttrey (R)

District 22

George Nikolakakos (R)

District 23

Eric Tilleman (R)

District 24

Steve Fitzpatrick (R)

District 25

Steve Gist (R)

District 26

Russ Miner (R)

District 27

Paul Tuss (D)

District 28

Eric Albus (R)

District 29

Valerie Moore (R)

District 30

Morgan Thiel (R)

District 31

Frank Smith (D)

District 32

Mike Fox (D)

District 33

Brandon Ler (R)

District 34

Jerry Schillinger (R)

District 35

Gary Parry (R)

District 36

Greg Kmetz (R)

District 37

Shane Klakken (R)

District 38

Greg Oblander (R)

District 39

Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R)

District 40

Mike Vinton (R)

District 41

Jade Sooktis (D)

District 42

Sidney Fitzpatrick (D)

District 43

Larry Brewster (R)

District 44

Katie Zolnikov (R)

District 45

Denise Baum (D)

District 46

Denise Joy (D)

District 47

James Reavis (D)

District 48

Curtis Schomer (R)

District 49

Sherry Essmann (R)

District 50

Anthony Nicastro (R)

District 51

Jodee Etchart (R)

District 52

Bill Mercer (R)

District 53

Nelly Nicol (R)

District 54

Lee Deming (R)

District 55

Brad Barker (R)

District 56

Fiona Nave (R)

District 57

Scott Rosenzweig (D)

District 58

Jamie Isaly (D)

District 59

Ed Stafman (D)

District 60

Alanah Griffith (D)

District 61

Becky Edwards (D)

District 62

Josh Seckinger (D)

District 63

Peter Strand (D)

District 64

Kelly Kortum (D)

District 65

Brian Close (D)

District 66

Eric Matthews (D)

District 67

Jedediah Hinkle (R)

District 68

Caleb Hinkle (R)

District 69

Kenneth Walsh (R)

District 70

Shannon Maness (R)

District 71

Scott DeMarois (D)

District 72

Donavon Hawk (D)

District 73

Jennifer Lynch (D)

District 74

Marc Lee (D)

District 75

Mark Reinschmidt (R)

District 76

John Fitzpatrick (R)

District 77

Jane Gillette (R)

District 78

Randyn Gregg (R)

District 79

Luke Muszkiewicz (D)

District 80

Melissa Romano (D)

District 81

Mary Caferro (D)

District 82

Pete Elverum (D)

District 83

Jill Cohenour (D)

District 84

Julie Darling (R)

District 85

Kathy Love (R)

District 86

David Bedey (R)

District 87

Terry Nelson (R)

District 88

Greg Overstreet (R)

District 89

Mark Thane (D)

District 90

Curtis Cochran (R)

District 91

Shelly Fyant (D)

District 92

Connie Keogh (D)

District 93

Katie Sullivan (D)

District 94

Marilyn Marler (D)

District 95

Zooey Zephyr (D)

District 96

Bob Carter (D)

District 97

Melody Cunningham (D)

District 98

Jonathan Karlen (D)

District 99

Tom France (D)

District 100

SJ Howell (D)

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Democratic Party (42)