2024 Montana State Auditor election

For related races, see 2024 United States state auditor elections.

2024 Montana State Auditor election

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Nominee James Brown John Repke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 358,642 225,251 Percentage 61.42% 38.58%

County results Congressional district results Brown:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Repke:     50–60%     60–70%

State Auditor before election Troy Downing Republican Elected State Auditor James Brown Republican

The 2024 Montana State Auditor election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next state auditor of Montana. Incumbent Republican auditor Troy Downing did not seeking re-election, instead opting to run for U.S. House. ^[1] Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Brown, president of the Montana Public Service Commission ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• John Jay Willoughby, insurance agent ^[4]

Disqualified

• Keith Brownfield ^[5]
• Steve Gunderson, state representative ^[5]

Declined

• Troy Downing, incumbent state auditor (ran for U.S. House) ^[6]

Results

Primary results by county:

  Brown

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Brown	114,508	69.55%
	Republican	John Jay Willoughby	50,131	30.45%
Total votes			164,639	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Repke, retired financial executive ^[4]

Withdrew

• Jordan Ophus, U.S. Navy veteran ^[8]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Repke	92,296	100.00%
Total votes			92,296	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	James Brown (R)	John Repke (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [A]	September 29 - October 1, 2024	500 (LV)	± 4.34%	49%	33%	2% [b]	16%

Results

Montana State Auditor election, 2024 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Brown	358,642	61.42%	+6.10
	Democratic	John Repke	225,251	38.58%	–0.81
Total votes			583,893	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

By congressional district

Knudsen won both congressional districts. ^[10]

District	Knudsen	Alke	Representative
1st	57%	43%	Ryan Zinke
2nd	66%	34%	Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)
			Troy Downing (119th Congress)

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Won't Vote" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Montana Republican Party

References

1. "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
2. "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
3. Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (January 19, 2024). "PSC President James Brown announces campaign for state auditor". Montana Free Press. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
4. Kimbel-Sannit, Arren (March 12, 2024). "Candidate filing deadline firms up 2024 election bracket". Montana Free Press. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
5. Hooks, John (March 21, 2024). "Nine candidates disqualified from Montana's primary election ballot". Montana Public Radio . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
6. Staff, NBC Montana (March 8, 2024). "Troy Downing announces run for U.S. House". KECI. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
7. "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
8. "FEDERAL PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". prodcandidatefiling.mt.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
9. "2024 Statewide General Election Canvass". Secretary of State of Montana . December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
10. https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=STATE&map=CTY