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(Top) 1 Republican primary 1.1 Candidates 1.1.1 Nominee 1.1.2 Eliminated in primary 1.1.3 Declined 1.2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2.1 Candidates 2.1.1 Declared 2.2 Results 3 General election 3.1 Predictions 3.2 Polling 3.3 Results 3.4 Results by county 4 See also 5 References 6 Notes 7 External links

2020 Montana Secretary of State election

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Nominee	Christi Jacobsen	Bryce Bennett
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	352,939	239,617
Percentage	59.6%	40.4%

County results

Precinct results

Jacobsen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bennett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No data

Secretary of State before election

Corey Stapleton
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Christi Jacobsen
Republican

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The 2020 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the secretary of state of the U.S. stateofMontana. Incumbent Republican Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton was elected in 2016 with 55.5% of the vote.^[1] Stapleton announced he would not seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Montana.^[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Christi Jacobsen, chief of staff to Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton^[3]

Eliminated in primary

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Bowen Greenwood, clerk for the Montana State Supreme Court^[4]
Brad Johnson, Montana Public Service Commissioner and former Montana Secretary of State (2005–2009)^[5]
Kurt Johnson^[5]
Forrest Mandeville, state representative^[6]
Scott Sales, president of the Montana State Senate^[7]

Declined

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Corey Stapleton, incumbent Montana Secretary of State^[2]

Results

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Primary results by county:

Jacobsen

20–30%
30–40%

Sales

20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%

Johnson

20–30%
30–40%

Mandeville

60–70%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christi Jacobsen	57,941	29.4%
	Republican	Scott Sales	49,759	25.3%
	Republican	Brad Johnson	45,526	23.1%
	Republican	Forrest Mandeville	20,318	10.3%
	Republican	Bowen Greenwood	14,080	7.1%
	Republican	Kurt Johnson	9,346	4.7%
Total votes			196,970	100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Bryce Bennett, state senator^[8]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bryce Bennett	130,109	100.0%
Total votes			130,109	100.0%

General election

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Predictions

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Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[9]	Lean R	June 25, 2020

Polling

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Christi Jacobsen (R)	Bryce Bennett (D)	Undecided
Bryce Bennett	Released August 20–26, 2020	–^[a]	± 4.4%	39%	36%	22%

Results

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Montana Secretary of State election, 2020^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christi Jacobsen	352,939	59.56%
	Democratic	Bryce Bennett	239,617	40.44%
Total votes			592,556	100.00%
	Republican hold

Results by county

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	Christi Jacobsen (Republican)		Bryce Bennett (Democratic)		Write-in		Margin		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	Turnout
Beaverhead
Big Horn
Blaine
Broadwater
Carbon
Carter
Cascade
Chouteau
Custer
Daniels
Dawson
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Garfield
Glacier
Golden Valley
Granite
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Lake
Lewis and Clark
Liberty
Lincoln
Madison
McCone
Meagher
Mineral
Missoula
Musselshell
Park
Petroleum
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Powell
Prairie
Ravalli
Richland
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sanders
Sheridan
Silver Bow
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton
Toole
Treasure
Valley
Wheatland
Wibaux
Yellowstone

References

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^ "2016GeneralStatewideCanvass.pdf" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

^ ^a ^b Drake, Phil (June 15, 2019). "Stapleton announces run for U.S. House seat". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

^ "Montana secretary of state aide files to run for boss's job". Helena Independent Record. October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

^ Michiels, Holly K. (November 5, 2019). "Greenwood running for secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

^ ^a ^b Lutey, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Montana's PSC chairman running again for secretary of state". Billings Gazette.

^ "Rep. Forrest Mandeville running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Associated Press. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

^ Michiels, Holly K. (March 18, 2019). "State Senate president Scott Sales announces bid for secretary of state in 202". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

^ Michels, Holly K. (May 29, 2019). "State Sen. Bryce Bennett running for Montana secretary of state". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Secretary of State Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

^ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

Notes

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^ Not yet released

External links

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Official campaign websites

Bryce Bennett (D) for Secretary of State Archived 2020-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
Christi Jacobsen (R) for Secretary of State

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