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The2020 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect theAttorney General of theU.S. state ofMontana. Incumbent RepublicanMontana Attorney GeneralTim 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 theGovernor of Montana election, losing the nomination toGreg Gianforte.[1]Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated DemocratRaph Graybill in the general election by over 17 points.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Knudsen | 116,113 | 59.8% | |
| Republican | Jon Bennion | 78,161 | 40.2% | |
| Total votes | 194,274 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raph Graybill | 79,772 | 57.1% | |
| Democratic | Kimberly Dudik | 59,963 | 42.9% | |
| Total votes | 139,735 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Roy Davis | 748 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 748 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[9] | Tossup | June 25, 2020 |
| 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 |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Austin Knudsen (R) | Raph Graybill (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research[11] | October 29 – November 2, 2020 | 920 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 44% | 5%[a] | 2% |
| Raph Graybill[12][1][A] | Released September 3, 2020 | – | – | 38% | 38% | 20% | – |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Knudsen | 348,322 | 58.51% |  9.16 | |
| Democratic | Raph Graybill | 247,025 | 41.49% |  9.16 | |
| Total votes | 595,347 | 100.00% | |||
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| County[13] | Austin Knudsen Republican | Raph Graybill Democratic | Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 3,957 | 70.46% | 1,659 | 29.54% | 2,298 | 40.92% | 5,616 |
| Big Horn | 2,182 | 45.72% | 2,591 | 54.28% | -409 | -8.57% | 4,773 |
| Blaine | 1,426 | 46.00% | 1,674 | 54.00% | -248 | -8.00% | 3,100 |
| Broadwater | 3,139 | 77.76% | 898 | 22.24% | 2,241 | 55.51% | 4,037 |
| Carbon | 4,591 | 65.49% | 2,419 | 34.51% | 2,172 | 30.98% | 7,010 |
| Carter | 773 | 91.37% | 73 | 8.63% | 700 | 82.74% | 846 |
| Cascade | 22,932 | 58.57% | 16,219 | 41.43% | 6,713 | 17.15% | 39,151 |
| Chouteau | 1,912 | 65.06% | 1,027 | 34.94% | 885 | 30.11% | 2,939 |
| Custer | 4,226 | 72.70% | 1,587 | 27.30% | 2,639 | 45.40% | 5,813 |
| Daniels | 782 | 78.20% | 218 | 21.80% | 564 | 56.40% | 1,000 |
| Dawson | 3,714 | 77.94% | 1,051 | 22.06% | 2,663 | 55.89% | 4,765 |
| Deer Lodge | 2,096 | 43.35% | 2,739 | 56.65% | -643 | -13.30% | 4,835 |
| Fallon | 1,343 | 89.00% | 166 | 11.00% | 1,177 | 78.00% | 1,509 |
| Fergus | 4,874 | 75.81% | 1,555 | 24.19% | 3,319 | 51.63% | 6,429 |
| Flathead | 39,327 | 66.62% | 19,709 | 33.38% | 19,618 | 33.23% | 59,036 |
| Gallatin | 32,654 | 47.30% | 36,382 | 52.70% | -3,728 | -5.40% | 69,036 |
| Garfield | 751 | 93.88% | 49 | 6.13% | 702 | 87.75% | 800 |
| Glacier | 1,849 | 32.73% | 3,801 | 67.27% | -1,952 | -34.55% | 5,650 |
| Golden Valley | 425 | 84.49% | 78 | 15.51% | 347 | 68.99% | 503 |
| Granite | 1,428 | 68.89% | 645 | 31.11% | 783 | 37.77% | 2,073 |
| Hill | 3,996 | 55.94% | 3,147 | 44.06% | 849 | 11.89% | 7,143 |
| Jefferson | 5,313 | 65.75% | 2,768 | 34.25% | 2,545 | 31.49% | 8,081 |
| Judith Basin | 1,065 | 79.78% | 270 | 20.22% | 795 | 59.55% | 1,335 |
| Lake | 9,591 | 58.23% | 6,881 | 41.77% | 2,710 | 16.45% | 16,472 |
| Lewis and Clark | 21,292 | 50.78% | 20,634 | 49.22% | 658 | 1.57% | 41,926 |
| Liberty | 786 | 73.39% | 285 | 26.61% | 501 | 46.78% | 1,071 |
| Lincoln | 8,766 | 75.73% | 2,809 | 24.27% | 5,957 | 51.46% | 11,575 |
| Madison | 4,195 | 69.59% | 1,833 | 30.41% | 2,362 | 39.18% | 6,028 |
| McCone | 956 | 85.59% | 161 | 14.41% | 795 | 71.17% | 1,117 |
| Meagher | 849 | 77.53% | 246 | 22.47% | 603 | 55.07% | 1,095 |
| Mineral | 1,722 | 71.10% | 700 | 28.90% | 1,022 | 42.20% | 2,422 |
| Missoula | 27,700 | 39.30% | 42,789 | 60.70% | -15,089 | -21.41% | 70,489 |
| Musselshell | 2,421 | 85.31% | 417 | 14.69% | 2,004 | 70.61% | 2,838 |
| Park | 6,133 | 53.64% | 5,301 | 46.36% | 832 | 7.28% | 11,434 |
| Petroleum | 306 | 88.44% | 40 | 11.56% | 266 | 76.88% | 346 |
| Phillips | 1,927 | 81.65% | 433 | 18.35% | 1,494 | 63.31% | 2,360 |
| Pondera | 2,032 | 68.49% | 935 | 31.51% | 1,097 | 36.97% | 2,967 |
| Powder River | 977 | 87.86% | 135 | 12.14% | 842 | 75.72% | 1,112 |
| Powell | 2,376 | 74.91% | 796 | 25.09% | 1,580 | 49.81% | 3,172 |
| Prairie | 585 | 81.48% | 133 | 18.52% | 452 | 62.95% | 718 |
| Ravalli | 19,484 | 69.06% | 8,728 | 30.94% | 10,756 | 38.13% | 28,212 |
| Richland | 4,740 | 83.47% | 939 | 16.53% | 3,801 | 66.93% | 5,679 |
| Roosevelt | 2,017 | 50.39% | 1,986 | 49.61% | 31 | 0.77% | 4,003 |
| Rosebud | 2,503 | 67.03% | 1,231 | 32.97% | 1,272 | 34.07% | 3,734 |
| Sanders | 5,689 | 75.37% | 1,859 | 24.63% | 3,830 | 50.74% | 7,548 |
| Sheridan | 1,469 | 73.30% | 535 | 26.70% | 934 | 46.61% | 2,004 |
| Silver Bow | 7,482 | 40.35% | 11,061 | 59.65% | -3,579 | -19.30% | 18,543 |
| Stillwater | 4,486 | 79.37% | 1,166 | 20.63% | 3,320 | 58.74% | 5,652 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,891 | 77.63% | 545 | 22.37% | 1,346 | 55.25% | 2,436 |
| Teton | 2,632 | 71.68% | 1,040 | 28.32% | 1,592 | 43.36% | 3,672 |
| Toole | 1,586 | 75.85% | 505 | 24.15% | 1,081 | 51.70% | 2,091 |
| Treasure | 382 | 83.59% | 75 | 16.41% | 307 | 67.18% | 457 |
| Valley | 3,089 | 73.46% | 1,116 | 26.54% | 1,973 | 46.92% | 4,205 |
| Wheatland | 815 | 77.47% | 237 | 22.53% | 578 | 54.94% | 1,052 |
| Wibaux | 496 | 84.93% | 88 | 15.07% | 408 | 69.86% | 584 |
| Yellowstone | 52,192 | 62.99% | 30,661 | 37.01% | 21,531 | 25.99% | 82,853 |
| Totals | 348,322 | 58.51% | 247,025 | 41.49% | 101,297 | 17.01% | 595,347 |
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