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Wylie Galt

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Wylie Galt
Republican Party
Montana State Senate District 39
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
1
Prior offices:
Montana House of Representatives District 30
Years in office: 2017 - 2023
Successor: James Bergstrom (R)
Montana House of Representatives District 83
Years in office: 2013 - 2015
Compensation
Base salary
$128.86/legislative day
Per diem
$206/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Harlowton High School
Bachelor's
Montana State University, Bozeman, 2009
Personal
Birthplace
Helena, MT
Profession
Rancher and small business owner
Contact
Official website
Campaign Facebook
Personal Facebook

Wylie Galt (Republican Party) is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 39. He assumed office on January 6, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Galt (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 39. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Wylie Galt was born in Helena, Montana. He earned a high school diploma from Harlowton High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Montana State University, Bozeman in 2009. His career experience includes working as a rancher and small business owner.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Galt was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Galt was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Galt was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Galt served on the following committees:

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

2024

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Montana State Senate District 39

Wylie Galt defeated Bruce Shultz in the general election for Montana State Senate District 39 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Wylie Galt (R)
 
78.1
 
10,302
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Bruce Shultz (D)
 
21.9
 
2,896

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 39

Bruce Shultz advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 39 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Bruce Shultz
 
100.0
 
1,087

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,087
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 39

Wylie Galt advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 39 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wylie Galt
Wylie Galt
 
100.0
 
5,125

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,125
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

Wylie Galt was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2020

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Wylie Galt defeated Cindy Palmer in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wylie Galt
Wylie Galt (R)
 
79.7
 
4,559
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Cindy Palmer (D)
 
20.3
 
1,163

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,722
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 30

Cindy Palmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 30 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Cindy Palmer
 
100.0
 
620

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 620
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Wylie Galt advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 30 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wylie Galt
Wylie Galt
 
100.0
 
3,038

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,038
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2018

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Montana House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Wylie Galt defeated Kathryn G.H. Nicholes in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wylie Galt
Wylie Galt (R)
 
82.2
 
3,990
Image of Kathryn G.H. Nicholes
Kathryn G.H. Nicholes (L) Candidate Connection
 
17.8
 
862

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,852
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Wylie Galt advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 30 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wylie Galt
Wylie Galt
 
100.0
 
2,442

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,442
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2016

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 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 Ryan Osmundson (R) did not seek re-election.

Wylie Galt defeated Linda Johnson in the Montana House of Representatives District 30 general election.[2][3]

Montana House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Wylie Galt 75.24% 3,871
     Democratic Linda Johnson 24.76% 1,274
Total Votes 5,145
Source: Montana Secretary of State


Linda Johnson ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 30 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Montana House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Linda Johnson  (unopposed)


Wylie Galt ran unopposed in the Montana House of Representatives District 30 Republican primary.[6][7]

Montana House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Wylie Galt  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Galt won election in the 2012 election for Montana House of Representatives, District 83. Galt defeated Jonathan R. Jackson in the June 5 primary election and defeated Marla C Clark (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Montana House of Representatives, District 83, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWylie Galt 63.6% 3,257
     Democratic Marla Clark 36.4% 1,866
Total Votes 5,123
Montana House of Representatives, District 83 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWylie Galt 54.5% 1,043
Jonathan R. Jackson 45.5% 871
Total Votes 1,914

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Wylie Galt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Wylie Galt campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Montana State Senate District 39Won general$14,066 $0
2020Montana House of Representatives District 30Won general$8,025 N/A**
2018Montana House of Representatives District 30Won general$2,910 N/A**
2016Montana House of Representatives, District 30Won $0 N/A**
Grand total$25,000 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Montana Legislature, "Copper Books," accessed March 3, 2025
    2. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed August 22, 2016
    3. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed December 21, 2016
    4. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
    5. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
    6. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Filing List: Legislative," accessed March 24, 2016
    7. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 primary election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 7, 2016
    8. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014
    9. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2012 Legislative Primary Election Canvass," accessed February 13, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Montana State Senate District 39
    2025-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Montana House of Representatives District 30
    2017-2023    		 Succeeded by
    James Bergstrom (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Montana House of Representatives District 83
    2013-2015    		 Succeeded by
    -


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