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The 2024 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Montana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
See live updates of Montana election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives.
A general election was held in Montana on November 5, 2024. Both of Montana's seats in the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats in the Montana House of Representatives, and half of the seats in the Montana Senate were up for election. The primary election was held on June 4, 2024. [1]
Gianforte did not seek reelection to the House of Representatives in 2020 and instead was a candidate in the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election. In the November general election, he defeated incumbent lieutenant governor Mike Cooney. [11] He is the first Republican to serve as governor of Montana since Judy Martz left office in 2005
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, both Republicans, are running for reelection, while there are open races in Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota and West Virginia.
Cooney has positioned himself as the natural successor to the state's popular Democratic Governor Steve Bullock, who is leaving office due to term limits and running for the U.S. Senate.
The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana State Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and to grant pardons and reprieves.
Republican candidate for US Senator, Tim Sheehy, speaks at a rally supporting former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bozeman, Montana, on August 9, 2024. Flush ...