2020 Montana Secretary of State election

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2020 Montana Secretary of State election
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  2016 November 3, 2020 2024  
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Nominee Christi Jacobsen Bryce Bennett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote352,939239,617
Percentage59.6%40.4%

Montana Secretary of State Election Results by County, 2020.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

Primary results by county:
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Jacobsen
20-30%
30-40%
Sales
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Johnson
20-30%
30-40%
Mandeville
60-70% 2020 Montana Secretary of State Republican primary.svg
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

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

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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.
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  10. Bryce Bennett
  11. "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

Notes

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