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The2020 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect thesecretary of state of theU.S. state ofMontana. Incumbent RepublicanMontana Secretary of StateCorey 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 openU.S. House seat in Montana.[2]
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bryce Bennett | 130,109 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 130,109 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[9] | Lean R | June 25, 2020 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Christi Jacobsen (R) | Bryce Bennett (D) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Bennett[10] | Released August 20–26, 2020 | –[a] | ± 4.4% | 39% | 36% | 22% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Christi Jacobsen | 352,939 | 59.56% | ||
| Democratic | Bryce Bennett | 239,617 | 40.44% | ||
| Total votes | 592,556 | 100.00% | |||
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| County[11] | Christi Jacobsen Republican | Bryce Bennett Democratic | Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 4,002 | 71.93% | 1,562 | 28.07% | 2,440 | 43.85% | 5,564 |
| Big Horn | 2,168 | 45.84% | 2,561 | 54.16% | -393 | -8.31% | 4,729 |
| Blaine | 1,454 | 47.21% | 1,626 | 52.79% | -172 | -5.58% | 3,080 |
| Broadwater | 3,228 | 79.98% | 808 | 20.02% | 2,420 | 59.96% | 4,036 |
| Carbon | 4,615 | 66.03% | 2,374 | 33.97% | 2,241 | 32.06% | 6,989 |
| Carter | 765 | 90.96% | 76 | 9.04% | 689 | 81.93% | 841 |
| Cascade | 23,816 | 61.04% | 15,200 | 38.96% | 8,616 | 22.08% | 39,016 |
| Chouteau | 1,912 | 66.16% | 978 | 33.84% | 934 | 32.32% | 2,890 |
| Custer | 4,235 | 73.50% | 1,527 | 26.50% | 2,708 | 47.00% | 5,762 |
| Daniels | 779 | 79.98% | 195 | 20.02% | 584 | 59.96% | 974 |
| Dawson | 3,716 | 78.63% | 1,010 | 21.37% | 2,706 | 57.26% | 4,726 |
| Deer Lodge | 2,149 | 44.81% | 2,647 | 55.19% | -498 | -10.38% | 4,796 |
| Fallon | 1,331 | 89.03% | 164 | 10.97% | 1,167 | 78.06% | 1,495 |
| Fergus | 4,837 | 75.73% | 1,550 | 24.27% | 3,287 | 51.46% | 6,387 |
| Flathead | 39,490 | 67.02% | 19,434 | 32.98% | 20,056 | 34.04% | 58,924 |
| Gallatin | 33,796 | 48.84% | 35,403 | 51.16% | -1,607 | -2.32% | 69,199 |
| Garfield | 741 | 94.04% | 47 | 5.96% | 694 | 88.07% | 788 |
| Glacier | 1,861 | 33.04% | 3,772 | 66.96% | -1,911 | -33.93% | 5,633 |
| Golden Valley | 407 | 83.06% | 83 | 16.94% | 324 | 66.12% | 490 |
| Granite | 1,427 | 69.20% | 635 | 30.80% | 792 | 38.41% | 2,062 |
| Hill | 4,061 | 57.40% | 3,014 | 42.60% | 1,047 | 14.80% | 7,075 |
| Jefferson | 5,501 | 68.30% | 2,553 | 31.70% | 2,948 | 36.60% | 8,054 |
| Judith Basin | 1,044 | 79.94% | 262 | 20.06% | 782 | 59.88% | 1,306 |
| Lake | 9,603 | 58.83% | 6,720 | 41.17% | 2,883 | 17.66% | 16,323 |
| Lewis and Clark | 22,535 | 53.94% | 19,246 | 46.06% | 3,289 | 7.87% | 41,781 |
| Liberty | 805 | 76.38% | 249 | 23.62% | 556 | 52.75% | 1,054 |
| Lincoln | 8,727 | 75.52% | 2,829 | 24.48% | 5,898 | 51.04% | 11,556 |
| Madison | 4,280 | 71.19% | 1,732 | 28.81% | 2,548 | 42.38% | 6,012 |
| McCone | 939 | 85.91% | 154 | 14.09% | 785 | 71.82% | 1,093 |
| Meagher | 847 | 77.42% | 247 | 22.58% | 600 | 54.84% | 1,094 |
| Mineral | 1,714 | 71.48% | 684 | 28.52% | 1,030 | 42.95% | 2,398 |
| Missoula | 27,964 | 39.88% | 42,153 | 60.12% | -14,189 | -20.24% | 70,117 |
| Musselshell | 2,403 | 85.00% | 424 | 15.00% | 1,979 | 70.00% | 2,827 |
| Park | 6,198 | 54.38% | 5,200 | 45.62% | 998 | 8.76% | 11,398 |
| Petroleum | 302 | 86.78% | 46 | 13.22% | 256 | 73.56% | 348 |
| Phillips | 1,938 | 83.10% | 394 | 16.90% | 1,544 | 66.21% | 2,332 |
| Pondera | 2,078 | 70.51% | 869 | 29.49% | 1,209 | 41.02% | 2,947 |
| Powder River | 958 | 87.41% | 138 | 12.59% | 820 | 74.82% | 1,096 |
| Powell | 2,377 | 75.51% | 771 | 24.49% | 1,606 | 51.02% | 3,148 |
| Prairie | 574 | 80.62% | 138 | 19.38% | 436 | 61.24% | 712 |
| Ravalli | 19,544 | 69.74% | 8,479 | 30.26% | 11,065 | 39.49% | 28,023 |
| Richland | 4,698 | 83.28% | 943 | 16.72% | 3,755 | 66.57% | 5,641 |
| Roosevelt | 2,000 | 50.72% | 1,943 | 49.28% | 57 | 1.45% | 3,943 |
| Rosebud | 2,478 | 66.60% | 1,243 | 33.40% | 1,235 | 33.19% | 3,721 |
| Sanders | 5,692 | 76.08% | 1,790 | 23.92% | 3,902 | 52.15% | 7,482 |
| Sheridan | 1,393 | 71.88% | 545 | 28.12% | 848 | 43.76% | 1,938 |
| Silver Bow | 7,701 | 41.91% | 10,673 | 58.09% | -2,972 | -16.18% | 18,374 |
| Stillwater | 4,503 | 79.43% | 1,166 | 20.57% | 3,337 | 58.86% | 5,669 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,901 | 78.52% | 520 | 21.48% | 1,381 | 57.04% | 2,421 |
| Teton | 2,644 | 72.80% | 988 | 27.20% | 1,656 | 45.59% | 3,632 |
| Toole | 1,600 | 77.03% | 477 | 22.97% | 1,123 | 54.07% | 2,077 |
| Treasure | 370 | 81.68% | 83 | 18.32% | 287 | 63.36% | 453 |
| Valley | 3,073 | 74.03% | 1,078 | 25.97% | 1,995 | 48.06% | 4,151 |
| Wheatland | 803 | 76.55% | 246 | 23.45% | 557 | 53.10% | 1,049 |
| Wibaux | 494 | 85.47% | 84 | 14.53% | 410 | 70.93% | 578 |
| Yellowstone | 52,468 | 63.71% | 29,884 | 36.29% | 22,584 | 27.42% | 82,352 |
| Totals | 352,939 | 59.56% | 239,617 | 40.44% | 113,322 | 19.12% | 592,556 |
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