2020 Montana Secretary of State election

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2020 Montana Secretary of State election
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Nominee Christi Jacobsen Bryce Bennett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote352,939239,617
Percentage59.6%40.4%
2020 Montana secretary of state election results map by county.svg
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Jacobsen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Bennett:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
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Secretary of State before election

Corey Stapleton
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Christi Jacobsen
Republican

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 announced he would not seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Montana. [2]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Jacobsen
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Sales
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Johnson
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Mandeville
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christi Jacobsen 57,941 29.4%
Republican Scott Sales 49,75925.3%
Republican Brad Johnson 45,52623.1%
Republican Forrest Mandeville 20,31810.3%
Republican Bowen Greenwood 14,0807.1%
Republican Kurt Johnson9,3464.7%
Total votes196,970 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bryce Bennett 130,109 100.0%
Total votes130,109 100.0%

General election

Predictions

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Christi Jacobsen (R)Bryce Bennett (D)Undecided
Bryce Bennett [10] Released August 20–26, 2020– [a] ± 4.4%39%36%22%

Results

2020 Montana Secretary of State election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christi Jacobsen 352,939 59.56%
Democratic Bryce Bennett 239,61740.44%
Total votes592,556 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County [11] Christi Jacobsen
Republican		Bryce Bennett
Democratic		MarginTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Beaverhead 4,00271.93%1,56228.07%2,44043.85%5,564
Big Horn 2,16845.84%2,56154.16%-393-8.31%4,729
Blaine 1,45447.21%1,62652.79%-172-5.58%3,080
Broadwater 3,22879.98%80820.02%2,42059.96%4,036
Carbon 4,61566.03%2,37433.97%2,24132.06%6,989
Carter 76590.96%769.04%68981.93%841
Cascade 23,81661.04%15,20038.96%8,61622.08%39,016
Chouteau 1,91266.16%97833.84%93432.32%2,890
Custer 4,23573.50%1,52726.50%2,70847.00%5,762
Daniels 77979.98%19520.02%58459.96%974
Dawson 3,71678.63%1,01021.37%2,70657.26%4,726
Deer Lodge 2,14944.81%2,64755.19%-498-10.38%4,796
Fallon 1,33189.03%16410.97%1,16778.06%1,495
Fergus 4,83775.73%1,55024.27%3,28751.46%6,387
Flathead 39,49067.02%19,43432.98%20,05634.04%58,924
Gallatin 33,79648.84%35,40351.16%-1,607-2.32%69,199
Garfield 74194.04%475.96%69488.07%788
Glacier 1,86133.04%3,77266.96%-1,911-33.93%5,633
Golden Valley 40783.06%8316.94%32466.12%490
Granite 1,42769.20%63530.80%79238.41%2,062
Hill 4,06157.40%3,01442.60%1,04714.80%7,075
Jefferson 5,50168.30%2,55331.70%2,94836.60%8,054
Judith Basin 1,04479.94%26220.06%78259.88%1,306
Lake 9,60358.83%6,72041.17%2,88317.66%16,323
Lewis and Clark 22,53553.94%19,24646.06%3,2897.87%41,781
Liberty 80576.38%24923.62%55652.75%1,054
Lincoln 8,72775.52%2,82924.48%5,89851.04%11,556
Madison 4,28071.19%1,73228.81%2,54842.38%6,012
McCone 93985.91%15414.09%78571.82%1,093
Meagher 84777.42%24722.58%60054.84%1,094
Mineral 1,71471.48%68428.52%1,03042.95%2,398
Missoula 27,96439.88%42,15360.12%-14,189-20.24%70,117
Musselshell 2,40385.00%42415.00%1,97970.00%2,827
Park 6,19854.38%5,20045.62%9988.76%11,398
Petroleum 30286.78%4613.22%25673.56%348
Phillips 1,93883.10%39416.90%1,54466.21%2,332
Pondera 2,07870.51%86929.49%1,20941.02%2,947
Powder River 95887.41%13812.59%82074.82%1,096
Powell 2,37775.51%77124.49%1,60651.02%3,148
Prairie 57480.62%13819.38%43661.24%712
Ravalli 19,54469.74%8,47930.26%11,06539.49%28,023
Richland 4,69883.28%94316.72%3,75566.57%5,641
Roosevelt 2,00050.72%1,94349.28%571.45%3,943
Rosebud 2,47866.60%1,24333.40%1,23533.19%3,721
Sanders 5,69276.08%1,79023.92%3,90252.15%7,482
Sheridan 1,39371.88%54528.12%84843.76%1,938
Silver Bow 7,70141.91%10,67358.09%-2,972-16.18%18,374
Stillwater 4,50379.43%1,16620.57%3,33758.86%5,669
Sweet Grass 1,90178.52%52021.48%1,38157.04%2,421
Teton 2,64472.80%98827.20%1,65645.59%3,632
Toole 1,60077.03%47722.97%1,12354.07%2,077
Treasure 37081.68%8318.32%28763.36%453
Valley 3,07374.03%1,07825.97%1,99548.06%4,151
Wheatland 80376.55%24623.45%55753.10%1,049
Wibaux 49485.47%8414.53%41070.93%578
Yellowstone 52,46863.71%29,88436.29%22,58427.42%82,352
Totals352,93959.56%239,61740.44%113,32219.12%592,556

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016GeneralStatewideCanvass.pdf" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Drake, Phil (June 15, 2019). "Stapleton announces run for U.S. House seat". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Montana secretary of state aide files to run for boss's job". Helena Independent Record. October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Michiels, Holly K. (November 5, 2019). "Greenwood running for secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Lutey, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Montana's PSC chairman running again for secretary of state". Billings Gazette.
  6. ↑ "Rep. Forrest Mandeville running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Associated Press. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Michels, Holly K. (May 29, 2019). "State Sen. Bryce Bennett running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ Bryce Bennett
  11. 1 2 Stapleton, Corey (November 3, 2020). "2020 STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS" (PDF). Secretary of State of Montana . Archived (PDF) from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ Not yet released

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