2018 Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court election

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2018 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election
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 2012November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)2024 
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Nominee Bowen Greenwood Rex RenkRoger Roots
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote247,130204,41128,760
Percentage51.5%42.6%6.0%

2018 Montana Clerk of the Supreme Court election results map by county.svg
County results
Greenwood:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Renk:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court before election

Ed Smith
Democratic

Elected Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court

Bowen Greenwood
Republican

The 2018 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court. The election was part of the 2018 Montana elections.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Clerk Ed Smith opted not to run for re-election. Republican Bowen Greenwood and Democrat Rex Renk won their respective primaries uncontested. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Rex Renk, deputy clerk of the Montana Supreme Court [2]

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rex Renk 95,361 100.0
Total votes95,361 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bowen Greenwood 124,567 100.0
Total votes124,567 100.0

General election

Campaign

The campaign for the office was relatively low-profile compared to those for United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. [3] Democratic nominee Rex Renk ran on his experience as deputy clerk, and argued that the office should be non-partisan, as the role is non-political. [3] Republican nominee Bowen Greenwood agreed that the office's work is non-partisan but said that Montanans may want to elect someone who shares their values in non-partisan offices as well. [3] Libertarian nominee Roger Roots said that he would work to "maximize the right of the individual" if elected. [3]

Renk's campaign mascot was a Tyrannosaurus rex. [4]

Endorsements

Rex Renk (D)
Statewide officials
Newspapers and other media
Bowen Greenwood (R)
State legislators

Results

2018 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bowen Greenwood 247,130 51.45 +51.45%
Democratic Rex Renk204,41142.56-14.31%
Libertarian Roger Roots28,7605.99-37.14%
Total votes480,301 100.0 N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Certified Primary Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rex Renk is a sure bet for clerk of court". Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "MT Supreme Court clerk electoral race doesn't get much attention". KXLH News Helena. October 8, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. Drake, Phil (November 2, 2018). "Former Great Falls resident seeks a top post in Idaho". Great Falls Tribune . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. "Incumbent Supreme Court clerk endorses Renk". Billings Gazette . October 1, 2018. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. "2018 Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State.