2016 Montana elections

A general election was held in the state of Montana on November 8, 2016, with primaries being held on June 7, 2016. All six executive offices were up for election, as well as the state's U.S. House seat and the state legislature.

Federal elections[]

President[]

2016 United States presidential election in Montana^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Donald Trump	279,240	56.17	0.82
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	177,709	35.75	5.95
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	28,037	5.64	2.71
	Green	Jill Stein	7,970	1.60
	Write-in	Evan McMullin	2,297	0.46
	American Delta	Rocky De La Fuente	1,570	0.32
	Write-in		324	0.06
Total votes			497,147	100.00
	Republican win

House of Representatives[]

2016 Montana's at-large congressional district election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ryan Zinke (incumbent)	285,358	56.19	0.78
	Democratic	Denise Juneau	205,919	40.55	0.14
	Libertarian	Rick Breckenridge	16,554	3.26	0.92
Total votes			507,831	100.00
	Republican hold

Governor[]

2016 Montana gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Bullock (incumbent)	255,933	50.25	1.35
	Republican	Greg Gianforte	236,115	46.35	0.99
	Libertarian	Ted Dunlap	17,312	3.40	0.36
Total votes			509,360	100.00
	Democratic hold

Secretary of State[]

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Linda McCulloch was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. State Auditor Monica J. Lindeen became the Democratic nominee, while senate minority leader Corey Stapleton was the Republican nominee. Stapleton defeated Lindeen in the general election.

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica J. Lindeen	111,525	100.00
Total votes			111,525	100.00

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corey Stapleton	137,252	100.00
Total votes			137,252	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana Secretary of State election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Corey Stapleton	277,473	55.49	10.39
	Democratic	Monica J. Lindeen	204,861	40.97	10.44
	Libertarian	Roger Roots	17,687	3.54	0.05
Total votes			500,021	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney General[]

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Tim Fox ran for election to a second term. He was easily re-elected over state senator Larry Jent.

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Fox (incumbent)	140,173	100.00
Total votes			140,173	100.00

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Jent	102,171	100.00
Total votes			102,171	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana Attorney General election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tim Fox (incumbent)	332,766	67.67	13.99
	Democratic	Larry Jent	158,970	32.33	13.99
Total votes			491,736	100.00
	Republican hold

Auditor[]

Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Monica J. Lindeen was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Lindeen's chief legal counsel Jesse Laslovich was nominated by the Democratic Party to succeed her. State senator Matt Rosendale became the Republican nominee. Rosendale defeated Laslovich in the general election.

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Laslovich	103,972	100.00
Total votes			103,972	100.00

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Rosendale	132,813	100.00
Total votes			132,813	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana State Auditor election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Matt Rosendale	262,045	53.81	7.33
	Democratic	Jesse Laslovich	224,925	46.19	7.33
Total votes			486,970	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Superintendent of Public Instruction[]

Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Melissa Romano, an elementary school teacher, was the Democratic nominee. State senator Elsie Arntzen became the Republican nominee. Arntzen won the election by a small margin.

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Romano	103,951	100.00
Total votes			103,951	100.00

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen	129,851	100.00
Total votes			129,851	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen	253,790	51.65	1.89
	Democratic	Melissa Romano	237,590	48.35	1.89
Total votes			491,380	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Public Service Commission[]

Three seats of the Montana Public Service Commission were up for election.

District 2[]

Incumbent Republican commissioner Kirk Bushman ran for re-election to a second term. He lost renomination to Tony O'Donnell, who won the general election unopposed.

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony O'Donnell	15,132	51.12
	Republican	Kirk Bushman (incumbent)	14,470	48.88
Total votes			29,602	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana Public Service Commission District 2 election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tony O'Donnell	76,142	100.00	47.33
Total votes			76,142	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3[]

Incumbent Republican commissioner Roger Koopman ran for re-election to a second term. State representative Pat Noonan became the Democratic nominee, while Caron Cooper ran as an independent candidate. Koopman won re-election.

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Koopman	27,427	100.00
Total votes			27,427	100.00

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Noonan	25,830	100.00
Total votes			25,830	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana Public Service Commission District 3 election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roger Koopman (incumbent)	54,981	49.22	1.66
	Democratic	Pat Noonan	41,458	37.11	12.01
	Independent	Caron Cooper	15,269	13.67
Total votes			96,439	100.00
	Republican hold

District 4[]

Incumbent Republican commissioner Bob Lake ran for re-election to a second term. Democratic former commissioner Gail Gutsche won a three-way primary to run in a rematch against Lake.

Republican primary[]

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Lake	23,512	100.00
Total votes			23,512	100.00

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Gutsche	14,804	58.20
	Democratic	Mark Sweeney	7,926	31.16
	Democratic	Lee Tavenner	2,707	10.64
Total votes			25,437	100.00

General election[]

2016 Montana Public Service Commission District 4 election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Lake	54,705	54.41	3.01
	Democratic	Gail Gutsche	45,842	45.59	3.01
Total votes			100,547	100.00
	Republican hold

Legislature[]

Half of the seats in the Montana Senate and all of the Montana House of Representatives were up for election. The Republican Party expanded their control of the senate while there were no changes in the house regarding seats.

Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	29	32	3
	Democratic	21	18	3
Total		50	50

House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Republican	59	59
	Democratic	41	41
Total		100	100

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Federal Elections 2016" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Washington, D.C. December 2017.
^ "2016 General Election" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2016 Statewide Primary Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2016 Statewide General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State.

[federal-1] "Federal Elections 2016" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Washington, D.C. December 2017.

[2] "2016 General Election" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[primary-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2016 Statewide Primary Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State.

[general-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2016 Statewide General Election Canvass" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State.

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