Tony O'Donnell (Montana)
Tony O'Donnell (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana Public Service Commission, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 2, 2017. He left office on January 6, 2025.
O'Donnell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Montana Public Service Commission to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Political career
Montana Public Service Commission (2017-2025)
O'Donnell was elected to District 2 of the Montana Public Service Commission on November 8, 2016. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Elections
2024
Tony O'Donnell was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2020
General election
General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 2
Incumbent Tony O'Donnell defeated Valerie McMurtry in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony O'Donnell (R) | 63.3 | 68,040 |
| Valerie McMurtry (D) | 36.7 | 39,482 | ||
| Total votes: 107,522 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2
Valerie McMurtry advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valerie McMurtry | 100.0 | 20,630 | |
| Total votes: 20,630 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2
Incumbent Tony O'Donnell defeated Kirk Bushman and Daniel Zolnikov in the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony O'Donnell | 36.2 | 14,281 |
 | Kirk Bushman | 33.0 | 13,036 | |
 | Daniel Zolnikov | 30.8 | 12,130 | |
| Total votes: 39,447 | |||
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2016
- Main article: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2016
O'Donnell defeated incumbent Republican commissioner Kirk Bushman in the June 7 Republican primary election. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the district, making O'Donnell the presumptive winner of the general election.[1]
Tony O'Donnell ran unopposed in the Montana public service commission, District 2 election.
| Montana Public Service Commission District 2, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tony O'Donnell (unopposed) |
100.00% | 76,142 | |
| Total Votes | 76,142 | |||
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||||
Tony O'Donnell defeated incumbent Kirk Bushman in the Montana Republican primary for public service commissioner, district 2.
| Montana Republican primary for public service commissioner, district 2, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tony O'Donnell |
51.12% | 15,132 |
| Kirk Bushman Incumbent | 48.88% | 14,470 |
| Total Votes (124 of 124 precincts reporting) | 29,602 | |
| Source: Montana Secretary of State | ||
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. District 54 incumbent Margie MacDonald was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tony O'Donnell defeated Landan Cheney in the Republican primary. MacDonald defeated O'Donnell in the general election. Incumbent Kelly McCarthy (D) ran in District 49.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Margie MacDonald Incumbent |
50.2% | 1,323 | |
| Republican | Tony O'Donnell | 49.8% | 1,311 | |
| Total Votes | 2,634 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tony O'Donnell |
69.3% | 614 |
| Landan Cheney | 30.7% | 272 |
| Total Votes | 886 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tony O'Donnell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2016 candidate filing list: Non-Legislative," accessed March 15, 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kirk Bushman (R) |
Montana Public Service Commission District 2 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Brad Molnar (R) |
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