2024 Montana Secretary of State election

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2024 Montana Secretary of State election
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Nominee Christi Jacobsen Jesse Mullen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote364,319210,651
Percentage61.39%35.49%
2024 Montana secretary of state election results map by county.svg
2024 Montana gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
Jacobsen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Mullen:     40–50%     50–60%
Secretary of State before election

Christi Jacobsen
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Christi Jacobsen
Republican

The 2024 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next secretary of state of Montana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Montana. Incumbent Republican secretary of state Christi Jacobsen was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Jesse Mullen. [1] [2]

Contents

Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024. [3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Christi Jacobsen
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christi Jacobsen (incumbent) 163,359 100.00%
Total votes163,359 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jesse Mullen 92,149 100.00%
Total votes92,149 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Safe RJuly 25, 2024

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Christi
Jacobsen (R)		Jesse
Mullen (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [10] [A] September 29 - October 1, 2024500 (LV)± 4.34%48%31%9% [b] 14%

Results

2024 Montana Secretary of State election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christi Jacobsen (incumbent) 364,319 61.39%
Democratic Jesse Mullen 210,65135.49%
Libertarian John Lamb18,5003.12%
Total votes593,470 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County [11] Christi Jacobsen
Republican		Jesse Mullen
Democratic		John Lamb
Libertarian		MarginTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Beaverhead 4,24974.61%1,25522.04%1913.35%2,99452.57%5,695
Big Horn 2,12748.01%2,16048.76%1433.23%-33-0.74%4,430
Blaine 1,46748.72%1,43547.66%1093.62%321.06%3,011
Broadwater 3,84180.91%76316.07%1433.01%3,07864.84%4,747
Carbon 4,92267.64%2,14329.45%2122.91%2,77938.19%7,277
Carter 76691.30%566.67%172.03%71084.62%839
Cascade 23,53363.50%12,37733.40%1,1483.10%11,15630.10%37,058
Chouteau 1,98869.00%83228.88%612.12%1,15640.12%2,881
Custer 4,21774.05%1,23821.74%2404.21%2,97952.31%5,695
Daniels 77984.31%12913.96%161.73%65070.35%924
Dawson 3,58679.07%81417.95%1352.98%2,77261.12%4,535
Deer Lodge 2,30247.74%2,38249.40%1382.86%-80-1.66%4,822
Fallon 1,29588.70%1379.38%281.92%1,15879.32%1,460
Fergus 5,11877.19%1,31319.80%1993.00%3,80557.39%6,630
Flathead 42,40768.30%17,90928.84%1,7732.86%24,49839.46%62,089
Gallatin 34,80850.89%31,30345.77%2,2823.34%3,5055.12%68,393
Garfield 73794.61%293.72%131.67%70890.89%779
Glacier 1,91037.83%2,97558.92%1643.25%-1,065-21.09%5,049
Golden Valley 44887.16%5610.89%101.95%39276.26%514
Granite 1,53771.82%54825.61%552.57%98946.21%2,140
Hill 4,04860.44%2,39535.76%2543.79%1,65324.68%6,697
Jefferson 5,74469.77%2,23127.10%2583.13%3,51342.67%8,233
Judith Basin 1,08780.76%22016.34%392.90%86764.41%1,346
Lake 10,20661.30%5,93735.66%5053.03%4,26925.64%16,648
Lewis and Clark 23,00255.20%17,35941.66%1,3073.14%5,64313.54%41,668
Liberty 79580.63%16917.14%222.23%62663.49%986
Lincoln 8,92676.96%2,33020.09%3422.95%6,59656.87%11,598
Madison 4,71274.08%1,42222.35%2273.57%3,29051.72%6,361
McCone 93287.43%10810.13%262.44%82477.30%1,066
Meagher 91378.77%20117.34%453.88%71261.43%1,159
Mineral 2,04773.79%61021.99%1174.22%1,43751.80%2,774
Missoula 29,08640.64%40,16256.11%2,3283.25%-11,076-15.47%71,576
Musselshell 2,57686.59%32010.76%792.66%2,25675.83%2,975
Park 6,32754.74%4,81841.69%4133.57%1,50913.06%11,558
Petroleum 28487.65%319.57%92.78%25378.09%324
Phillips 1,80483.13%32314.88%431.98%1,48168.25%2,170
Pondera 2,07073.80%67323.99%622.21%1,39749.80%2,805
Powder River 94387.31%11010.19%272.50%83377.13%1,080
Powell 2,45475.46%67720.82%1213.72%1,77754.64%3,252
Prairie 56083.33%9814.58%142.08%46268.75%672
Ravalli 21,00971.47%7,61025.89%7772.64%13,39945.58%29,396
Richland 4,30783.73%67813.18%1593.09%3,62970.55%5,144
Roosevelt 1,98851.76%1,70844.47%1453.78%2807.29%3,841
Rosebud 2,47067.67%1,06829.26%1123.07%1,40238.41%3,650
Sanders 6,15777.45%1,53419.30%2593.26%4,62358.15%7,950
Sheridan 1,34674.16%41522.87%542.98%93151.29%1,815
Silver Bow 8,57848.00%8,65848.45%6353.55%-80-0.45%17,871
Stillwater 4,74680.84%94316.06%1823.10%3,80364.78%5,871
Sweet Grass 1,82477.85%44619.04%733.12%1,37858.81%2,343
Teton 2,66975.61%77621.98%852.41%1,89353.63%3,530
Toole 1,60579.81%34417.11%623.08%1,26162.71%2,011
Treasure 37886.30%4710.73%132.97%33175.57%438
Valley 3,04476.10%80820.20%1483.70%2,23655.90%4,000
Wheatland 85179.61%19017.77%282.62%66161.83%1,069
Wibaux 45084.91%6512.26%152.83%38572.64%530
Yellowstone 52,34465.35%25,31331.60%2,4383.04%27,03133.75%80,095
Totals364,31961.39%210,65135.49%18,5003.12%153,66825.89%593,470

By congressional district

Jacobsen won both congressional districts. [12]

DistrictJacobsenMullenRepresentative
1st 57%40% Ryan Zinke
2nd 66%31% Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)
Troy Downing (119th Congress)

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Lamb (L) with 6%; "Won't Vote" with 1%; "Other" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Montana Republican Party

References

  1. ↑ "Montana Secretary of State Election Results 2024". The New York Times. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Montana Secretary of State Election 2024 Live Results". www.nbcnews.com. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Sakariassen, Alex (November 13, 2023). "Jacobsen announces re-election bid for top election office". Montana Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Montana Endorsements". www.nrlvictoryfund.org. National Right to Life Victory Fund. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Hill, Deb (January 31, 2024). "Deer Lodge newspaper owner running for Secretary of State". Lewistown News-Argus. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "FEDERAL PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". prodcandidatefiling.mt.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (July 25, 2024). "2024's Races for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Lieutenant Governor: An Update". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  11. 1 2 Jacobsen, Christi (November 5, 2024). "2024 STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS". Secretary of State of Montana . Archived from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=STATE&map=CTY

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