Montana gubernatorial election, 2020

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Montana gubernatorial election, 2020
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  2016 November 3, 20202024 
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor

Steve Bullock
Democratic


The 2020 Montana gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of Montana, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Bullock is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

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2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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