2024 Montana Secretary of State election

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2024 Montana Secretary of State election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
 
Nominee Christi Jacobsen Jesse Mullen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote364,319210,651
Percentage61.4%35.5%

2024 Montana secretary of state election results map by county.svg
County results
[ citation needed ]
Jacobsen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
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]

Contents

Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Christi Jacobsen

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christi Jacobsen (incumbent) 163,359 100.00%
Total votes163,359 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
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 [8] 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) [9] [A] September 29 - October 1, 2024500 (LV)± 4.34%48%31%9% [b] 14%

Results

Montana Secretary of State election, 2024 [10]
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

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

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