2024 Montana Attorney General election

The 2024 Montana Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Montana. It will coincide with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Montana. Incumbent attorney general Austin Knudsen is running for a second term. Primary elections will take place on June 4, 2024.[1]

2024 Montana Attorney General election

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Nominee TBD Ben Alke (presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Attorney General

Austin Knudsen
Republican



Republican primary edit

During a fundraiser on May 11, 2024, Knudsen said that he asked Logan Olson to contest the primary as a dummy candidate, for the purpose of allowing Knudsen's campaign to raise more money in accordance with state campaign finance laws. Olson denied these claims. The director of the Montana Democratic Party lodged an ethics complaint following this disclosure.[2]

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Results edit

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Austin Knudsen (incumbent)
Republican Logan Olson
Total votes

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Presumptive nominee edit

  • Ben Alke, attorney[5]

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R January 31, 2024

Results edit

2024 Montana Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican TBD
Democratic Ben Alke
Total votes

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Hanson, Amy Beth (May 17, 2024). "Montana's attorney general said he recruited token primary opponent to increase campaign fundraising". Associated Press. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (November 7, 2023). "Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announces 2024 re-election bid". Montana Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "FEDERAL PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". prodcandidatefiling.mt.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (October 2, 2023). "Bozeman attorney Ben Alke launches campaign for attorney general". Montana Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.

External links edit

Official campaign websites