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The 2020 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the next governor of Montana, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. It resulted in voters selecting Greg Gianforte over Mike Cooney.
A general election in the state of Montana was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary elections being held on June 2, 2020. Voters will elect one member to United States House of Representatives and all five state constitutional offices, among other elected offices.
Despite predictions that this election would be close, Gianforte won by 12 points, making this the first time Montana has voted for a Republican for governor since 2000. This was the only gubernatorial seat to change parties in 2020.
The last time the state opted for a Democrat for president was 1992, despite having a Democratic governor from 2005 to 2020. Less than 20 years ago, Montana was narrowly Republican, but it has ...
Polls will close in the various states between 8 and 10 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday. ... who became governor in 2020. ... Another Big Sky Country contest worth watching is the race for the Montana ...
In the 2020 gubernatorial election, Gianforte defeated Democratic nominee Mike Cooney by 12.8%, becoming the first Republican to be elected governor of Montana since Judy Martz in 2000. Gianforte's election flipped two of Montana's last three Democrat-held statewide offices (governor and lieutenant governor) into the GOP camp.
The poll is also first conducted in Montana since Vice ... at 41% who said they approve of the job he’s doing as governor compared to 40.7% who disapprove of his work. Eighteen percent of ...
Montana, a sparsely-populated state straddling the Mountain and Plains West, has been a red state on the presidential level from 1968 on, voting solidly Republican in the close elections of 1968, 2000, 2004, 2012, and 2016.