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2024 Montana elections
A general election was held in Montana on November 5, 2024. Both of Montana's seats in the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats in the Montana House of Representatives, and half of the seats in the Montana Senate were up for election. The primary election was held on June 4, 2024.[1] FederalPresidentDonald J. Trump received 58% of the vote while Kamala D. Harris had 38%.[2] CongressSenateIncumbent Democrat Jon Tester ran for re-election. He was defeated by businessman Tim Sheehy. Libertarian Sid Daoud and Robert Barb of the Green Party each received 1% of the vote.[2] House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives has two districts in Montana. For District 1 the incumbent Republican Ryan Zinke defeated Democrat Monica Tranel and Libertarian Dennis Hayes.[2] In District 2, incumbent Republican Troy Downing won against Democrat John Driscoll.[2] StateExecutiveGovernorIncumbent Republican Greg Gianforte defeated Democrat Ryan Busse with 58% of the vote.[3] The Libertarian candidate Kaiser Leib received 3% of the vote.[3] Secretary of StateThe Republican incumbent Christi Jacobsen defeated Democrat Jesse James Mullen and Libertarian John Lamb.[3] Attorney generalIncumbent Republican Austin Knudsen defeated Democrat Ben Alke with 60% of the vote.[3] Public Service CommissionThree of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission - Districts 2, 3 and 4 - were up for election on November 5, 2024. The party primaries were on June 4.[4] For District 2, Republican candidate Brad Molnar won against Democrat Susan Bilo.[3] For District 3, Republican Jeff Welborn defeated Democrat Lenny Williams.[3] For District 4, Republican Jennifer Fielder defeated Independent Elena Evans.[3] State auditorRepublican candidate James Brown defeated Democrat John Repke.[3] Superintendent of Public InstructionIncumbent Republican Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen was re-elected in 2020 with 52.2% of the vote. She was term-limited and could not run for re-election.[5] The Republican candidate Susie Hedalen defeated Democratic candidate Shannon O'Brien.[3] LegislatureSenate25 of the 50 seats in the Montana Senate were up for election in 2024. House of RepresentativesAll 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. JudicialSupreme Court Chief JusticeBroadwater County Attorney Cory Swanson received 54% of the vote against former federal magistrate judge Jeremiah Lynch for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court.[6] Supreme Court JusticeThe election for Supreme Court Justice #3 was between Katherine M. Bidegaray, a judge for Montana's 7th Judicial District, and Dan Wilson, a district court judge in Kalispell.[6] Bidegaray defeated Wilson with 54% of the vote. Clerk of the Supreme CourtIncumbent Republican Bowen Greenwood ran for re-election as the Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court. He won 57% of the vote against Democrat Erin Farris-Olsen and Libertarian Roger Roots.[3] District Court JudgesThe majority of Montana District Courts elections were for retention of current judges. For District 2, Department 1, Frank Joseph narrowly defeated Ann Shea with 51% of the vote.[7] For District 11, Department 2, Paul Sullivan defeated Eric S. Hummel.[7] For District 15, Department 1, Benjamin J. Fosland defeated Janet Christoffersen. Unopposed:
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