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1 Republican primary  


1.1  Candidates  


1.1.1  Nominee  




1.1.2  Eliminated in primary  






1.2  Results  






2 Democratic primary  


2.1  Candidates  


2.1.1  Nominee  




2.1.2  Eliminated in primary  




2.1.3  Withdrawn  




2.1.4  Declined  






2.2  Results  






3 Green primary  


3.1  Candidates  


3.1.1  Disqualified  






3.2  Results  






4 General election  


4.1  Predictions  




4.2  Fundraising  




4.3  Polling  




4.4  Results  






5 References  




6 Notes  




7 External links  













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2020 Montana Attorney General election
← 2016 November 3, 2020 2024 →
 
Nominee Austin Knudsen Raph Graybill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 348,322 247,025
Percentage 58.5% 41.5%

Knudsen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Graybill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No data

Attorney General before election

Tim Fox
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Austin Knudsen
Republican

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    • The 2020 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. stateofMontana. Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox was term-limited and was ineligible to run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election, losing the nomination to Greg Gianforte.[1] Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Raph Graybill in the general election by over 14 points.

    Republican primary[edit]

    Candidates[edit]

    Nominee[edit]

    Eliminated in primary[edit]

    Results[edit]

    Republican primary results
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Austin Knudsen 116,113 59.8%
    Republican Jon Bennion 78,161 40.2%
    Total votes 194,274 100.0

    Democratic primary[edit]

    Candidates[edit]

    Nominee[edit]

    Eliminated in primary[edit]

    Withdrawn[edit]

    Declined[edit]

    Results[edit]

    Primary results by county:
      Graybill
    •   50–60%
    •   60–70%
    •   70–80%
      Dudik
    •   50–60%
    Democratic primary results
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Raph Graybill 79,772 57.1%
    Democratic Kimberly Dudik 59,963 42.9%
    Total votes 139,735 100.0%

    Green primary[edit]

    Candidates[edit]

    Disqualified[edit]

    Results[edit]

    Green primary results
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Green Roy Davis 748 100.0%
    Total votes 748 100.0%

    General election[edit]

    Predictions[edit]

    Source Ranking As of
    The Cook Political Report[9] Tossup June 25, 2020

    Fundraising[edit]

    Campaign finance reports as of October 14, 2020
    Candidate (party) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand
    Raph Graybill (D) $725,288 $650,110 $75,178
    Austin Knudsen (R) $400,167 $359,831 $40,336
    Source:[10]

    Polling[edit]

    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size     		Margin
    of error     		Austin
    Knudsen (R)     		Raph
    Graybill (D)     		Other
    Raph Graybill[1][A] Released September 3, 2020 – – 38% 38% 20%

    Results[edit]

    Montana Attorney General election, 2020[11]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Austin Knudsen 348,322 58.51% Decrease9.16
    Democratic Raph Graybill 247,025 41.49% Increase9.16
    Total votes 595,347 100.00%
    Republican hold

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Dennison, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Attorney General Fox launches gubernatorial bid". KRTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  • ^ Drake, Phil (May 20, 2019). "Austin Knudsen enters race for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  • ^ a b DeMarco, Margaret (May 8, 2019). "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KRTV Great Falls. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  • ^ Cates-Carney, Corin (December 17, 2018). "Rep Kimberly Dudik Announces Bid For Attorney General's Office". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  • ^ "KALISPELL ATTORNEY JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE". Daily Inter Lake. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  • ^ Drake, Phil (October 8, 2019). "Cossitt drops from 2020 attorney general race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  • ^ Dennison, Mike (October 23, 2019). "Montana 2020: Former state auditor considers bid for AG or Supreme Court". Missoula News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  • ^ Dennison, Mike (August 19, 2020). "Green Party candidates to remain off Montana ballot this November". Missoula Current. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  • ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  • ^ "Attorney General". The Montana Free Press guide. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  • ^ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

    • Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Poll conducted for Graybill's campaign

    External links[edit]

    Official campaign websites

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