The 2020 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the secretary of state of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton was elected in 2016 with 55.5% of the vote.[1] Stapleton has announced he would not seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Montana.[2]
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Christi Jacobsen, chief of staff to Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton[3]
Eliminated in primary edit
- Bowen Greenwood, clerk for the Montana State Supreme Court[4]
- Brad Johnson, Montana Public Service Commissioner and former Montana Secretary of State (2005–2009)[5]
- Kurt Johnson[5]
- Forrest Mandeville, state representative[6]
- Scott Sales, president of the Montana State Senate[7]
Declined edit
- Corey Stapleton, incumbent Montana Secretary of State[2]
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Christi Jacobsen | 57,941 | 29.4% | |
Republican | Scott Sales | 49,759 | 25.3% | |
Republican | Brad Johnson | 45,526 | 23.1% | |
Republican | Forrest Mandeville | 20,318 | 10.3% | |
Republican | Bowen Greenwood | 14,080 | 7.1% | |
Republican | Kurt Johnson | 9,346 | 4.7% | |
Total votes | 196,970 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Bryce Bennett, state senator[8]
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bryce Bennett | 130,109 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 130,109 | 100.0% |
General election edit
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[9] | Lean R | June 25, 2020 |
Polling edit
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Christi Jacobsen (R) | Bryce Bennett (D) | Undecided |
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Bryce Bennett | Released August 20–26, 2020 | –[a] | ± 4.4% | 39% | 36% | 22% |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Christi Jacobsen | 352,939 | 59.56% | ||
Democratic | Bryce Bennett | 239,617 | 40.44% | ||
Total votes | 592,556 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Results by county edit
Christi Jacobsen (Republican) |
Bryce Bennett (Democratic) |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2016GeneralStatewideCanvass.pdf" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Drake, Phil (June 15, 2019). "Stapleton announces run for U.S. House seat". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Montana secretary of state aide files to run for boss's job". Helena Independent Record. October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Michiels, Holly K. (November 5, 2019). "Greenwood running for secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Lutey, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Montana's PSC chairman running again for secretary of state". Billings Gazette.
- ^ "Rep. Forrest Mandeville running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Associated Press. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Michiels, Holly K. (March 18, 2019). "State Senate president Scott Sales announces bid for secretary of state in 202". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Michels, Holly K. (May 29, 2019). "State Sen. Bryce Bennett running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
Notes edit
- ^ Not yet released
External links edit
- Official campaign websites