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Lewis and Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census,the population was 70,973. Its county seat is Helena,the state capital. The numerical designation for Lewis and Clark County is 5. The county was established on June 2,1865,as one of the nine original counties of the Territory of Montana named Edgerton County in honor of Sidney Edgerton,first Governor of the Territory of Montana,and was renamed Lewis and Clark County on March 1,1868,in honor of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Christina Joan Clark is a Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC),from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC,after Rita Johnston in 1991,and the first female premier in Canada to lead her party to a plurality of seats in two consecutive general elections.
Since Montana became a U.S. state in 1889,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913,senators were elected by the Montana State Legislature. Members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms,one from Montana's at-large congressional district. Before becoming a state,the Territory of Montana elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1889.
Thomas Henry Carter was an American politician,who served as territorial delegate,a United States representative,and a U.S. Senator from Montana. Carter was born in Junior Furnace,Ohio,on October 30,1854. Born to an Irish immigrant family,he spent most of his childhood in on small farms in the Midwest. In 1882,he moved to Helena,Montana to begin his law career there. He entered then politics,and was elected Montana's territorial delegate in 1888. Following Montana's admission into the union as a state,Carter represented the state in U.S. House of Representatives. He ran for re-election in 1890,but was narrowly defeated by Democrat William W. Dixon in the general election.
Lee Mantle was an English-born American businessman and politician from Montana. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as a United States Senator from 1895 to 1899.
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Both houses of the United States Congress have refused to seat new members based on Article I,Section 5 of the United States Constitution which states that:
"Each House shall be the judge of the elections,returns and qualifications of its own members,and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business;but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day,and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members,in such manner,and under such penalties as each House may provide."
The 1900–01 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states,coinciding with President William McKinley's re-election as well as the 1900 House of Representatives elections. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1900 and 1901,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 5,2002,to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana had one at-large district in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census,due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5,1968,and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1988 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8,1988,and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president. This was the last election until 2024 when Montana had four electoral votes:the continuing depopulation of the Great Plains would cause the state to revert to an at-large congressional district for 1992. Montana regained a second congressional district,and therefore a fourth electoral vote,in 2022.
The 2000 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2000. Incumbent Governor of Montana Marc Racicot,who was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996,was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Judy Martz,the Lieutenant Governor of Montana under Racicot for four years,won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election,where she faced Mark O'Keefe,the Montana State Auditor and Democratic nominee. Despite the fact that George W. Bush,the Republican nominee for president in 2000,won the state in a landslide,the race between Martz and O'Keefe was close. However,Martz managed to narrowly defeat him to win her first and only term as governor. This was the last time that a Republican was elected Governor of Montana until 2020,when Greg Gianforte was elected.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Montana was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Montana has three electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Archibald Everett Spriggs was an American politician and businessman. Affiliated with the People's Party,he served as the lieutenant governor of Montana from 1897 to 1901. After his political career,he embarked on a business career,mostly in the mining industry in Montana.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Montana was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump and running mate Vice President Mike Pence,against Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden,and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Montana had three electoral votes in the Electoral College for the 2020 election.
Christy Underwood Clark is a paralegal and American politician who has served as the mayor of Huntersville since December 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Clark represented District 98 in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2019 until 2021. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the same seat in the 2022 election.
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- ↑ State of Montana. "CHRISTY CLARK (R)" . Retrieved 28 May 2011.
