2020 Montana Attorney General election

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2020 Montana Attorney General election
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Nominee Austin Knudsen Raph Graybill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote348,322247,025
Percentage58.5%41.5%
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Knudsen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Graybill:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
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Attorney General before election

Tim Fox
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Austin Knudsen
Republican

The 2020 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox was term-limited and was ineligible to run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election, losing the nomination to Greg Gianforte. [1] Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Raph Graybill in the general election by over 17 points.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Jon Bennion, chief deputy Attorney General [3]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Austin Knudsen 116,113 59.8%
Republican Jon Bennion78,16140.2%
Total votes194,274 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Jim Cossitt, bankruptcy attorney [5] [6]

Declined

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Graybill
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Dudik
  •   50–60%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raph Graybill 79,772 57.1%
Democratic Kimberly Dudik 59,96342.9%
Total votes139,735 100.0%

Green primary

Candidates

Disqualified

Results

Green primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Roy Davis 748 100.0%
Total votes748 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] TossupJune 25, 2020

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 14, 2020
Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand
Raph Graybill (D)$725,288$650,110$75,178
Austin Knudsen (R)$400,167$359,831$40,336
Source: [10]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Austin
Knudsen (R)		Raph
Graybill (D)		Other
Raph Graybill [11] [A] Released September 3, 2020––38%38%20%

Results

Montana Attorney General election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Austin Knudsen 348,322 58.51% Decrease2.svg9.16
Democratic Raph Graybill 247,02541.49%Increase2.svg9.16
Total votes595,347 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ Dennison, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Attorney General Fox launches gubernatorial bid". KRTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ Drake, Phil (May 20, 2019). "Austin Knudsen enters race for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. 1 2 DeMarco, Margaret (May 8, 2019). "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KRTV Great Falls. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ Cates-Carney, Corin (December 17, 2018). "Rep Kimberly Dudik Announces Bid For Attorney General's Office". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "KALISPELL ATTORNEY JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE". Daily Inter Lake. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ Drake, Phil (October 8, 2019). "Cossitt drops from 2020 attorney general race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ Dennison, Mike (October 23, 2019). "Montana 2020: Former state auditor considers bid for AG or Supreme Court". Missoula News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ Dennison, Mike (August 19, 2020). "Green Party candidates to remain off Montana ballot this November". Missoula Current. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Attorney General". The Montana Free Press guide. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Raph Graybill
  12. ↑ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

Notes

  1. ↑ Poll conducted for Graybill's campaign

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