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2016 Montana elections

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Ageneral election was held in thestate ofMontana 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'sU.S. House seat and thestate legislature.^[1]

2016 United States presidential election in Montana^[2]

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
	Republicanwin

2016Montana's at-large congressional district election^[2]

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
	Republicanhold

2016 Montana gubernatorial election^[3]

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
	Democratichold

Incumbent Democraticsecretary of stateLinda McCulloch was term-limited and could not seek a third term. State AuditorMonica J. Lindeen became the Democratic nominee, whilesenate minority leaderCorey Stapleton was the Republican nominee. Stapleton defeated Lindeen in the 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
	Republicangain fromDemocratic

2016 Montana Attorney General election

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Nominee Tim Fox Larry Jent Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 332,766 158,970 Percentage 67.7% 32.3%

County results Fox:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Jent:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election Tim Fox Republican ElectedAttorney General Tim Fox Republican

Incumbent RepublicanAttorney GeneralTim Fox ran for election to a second term. He was easily re-elected over state senatorLarry Jent.

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
	Republicanhold

2016 Montana State Auditor election

← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 →

Nominee Matt Rosendale Jesse Laslovich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 262,045 224,925 Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

County results Rosendale:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Laslovich:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Auditor before election Monica J. Lindeen Democratic ElectedState Auditor Matt Rosendale Republican

Incumbent DemocraticState AuditorMonica J. Lindeen was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Lindeen's chief legal counselJesse Laslovich was nominated by the Democratic Party to succeed her. State senatorMatt Rosendale became the Republican nominee. Rosendale defeated Laslovich in the 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
	Republicangain fromDemocratic

2016 Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction election

← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 →

Nominee Elsie Arntzen Melissa Romano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 262,045 237,590 Percentage 51.65% 48.35%

County results Arntzen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Romano:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Auditor before election Denise Juneau Democratic ElectedState Auditor Matt Rosendale Republican

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

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
	Republicangain fromDemocratic

Three seats of theMontana Public Service Commission were up for election.

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

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
	Republicanhold

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.

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
	Republicanhold

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

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
	Republicanhold

Half of the seats in theMontana Senate and all of theMontana 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 Change Republican 59 59 Democratic 41 41 Total 100 100

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