2012 United States presidential election in Montana
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{{Main|2012 United States presidential election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 United States presidential election in Montana
| country = Montana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2008 United States presidential election in Montana
| previous_year = 2008
| next_election = 2016 United States presidential election in Montana
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = November 6, 2012
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
| nominee1 = Mitt Romney
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = Massachusetts
| running_mate1 = Paul Ryan
| electoral_vote1 = 3
| popular_vote1 = 267,928
| percentage1 = 55.30%
| image2 = President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg
| nominee2 = Barack Obama
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = Illinois
| running_mate2 = Joe Biden
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 201,839
| percentage2 = 41.66%
| map_image = Montana Presidential Election Results 2012.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = County Results
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Romney
{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60-70%}}
{{legend|#d40000|70-80%}}
{{legend|#aa0000|80-90%}}
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Obama
{{legend|#b9d7ff|40-50%}}
{{legend|#86b6f2|50-60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60-70%}}
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| title = President
| before_election = Barack Obama
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Barack Obama
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in Montana sidebar}}
The 2012 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
Romney carried Montana with 55.30% of the vote to Obama's 41.66%, with a 13.64% margin of victory. Montana was the second-best state performance for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, carrying about 3% of the vote.
Romney performed much better than John McCain had in 2008, when he narrowly won over Obama with only a 2.38% margin of victory. Romney also won over five counties that voted for Obama in 2008. Most of the counties Obama won were either majority Native American (such as Big Horn, Blaine, Glacier, and Roosevelt) or have some of Montana's most populous cities and towns, such as Missoula County (containing its namesake city, the second largest in the state and home of the University of Montana) and Silver Bow County (home to Butte and Montana Tech).
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that a Republican has won Gallatin County or that a Democrat has won Hill County or Roosevelt County.
Obama remains the only Democrat since statehood to win two terms in the White House without carrying Montana either time.{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=Dave |title=Montana Election Results |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=30&f=0&off=99 |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=US Election Atlas}}
Primary elections
=Democratic primary=
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=Republican primary=
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Montana Republican presidential caucuses
| country = Montana
| type = presidential
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2008 Montana Republican presidential caucuses and primary
| previous_year = 2008
| next_election = 2016 United States presidential election in Montana#Republican primary
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = {{Start date|2012|06|16}}
| image_size = x125px
| image1 = Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
| candidate1 = Mitt Romney
| color1 = ff6600
| home_state1 = Massachusetts
| delegate_count1 =
| states_carried1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| image2 = Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg
| candidate2 = Ron Paul
| color2 = ffcc00
| home_state2 = Texas
| delegate_count2 =
| states_carried2 =
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| image3 = Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| candidate3 = Rick Santorum
| color3 = 008000
| home_state3 = Pennsylvania
| map_image = Montana Republican presidential primary election results by county, 2012.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Montana results by county
{{legend|#ff6600|Mitt Romney}}
(Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)
}}
File:Montana Delegates at 2012 RNC (cropped1).jpg]]
The Republican caucuses took place on June 14 to 16, 2012 as the Montana state convention. Ten days before, the state delegates were selected by the central committee in each county{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html|title=Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar|publisher=CNN|access-date=January 11, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf|title=Presidential Primary Dates|publisher=Federal Election Commission|access-date=January 23, 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MT-R#0614|title = Montana Republican Delegation 2012}} 23 delegates were to have been chosen, for a total of 26 delegates to go to the national convention. Prior to selecting delegates, a non-binding primary election was held June 5, 2012. Results were announced before the Republican National Convention in August.
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| colspan="4" | 2012 Montana Republican presidential primary[http://electionresults.sos.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY unofficial election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021114427/http://electionresults.sos.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |date=2014-10-21 }}. Secretary of State. June 22, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012. |
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| width="160px"| Candidate
! width="75px"| Votes ! width="75px"| Percentage ! width="75px"| Delegates |
| align="right"
| align="left"| Mitt Romney | 96,121 | 68.4% | |
| align="right"
| align="left"| Ron Paul | 20,227 | 14.4% | |
| align="right" bgcolor=DDDDDD
| align="left"| Rick Santorum | 12,546 | 8.9% | |
| align="right" bgcolor=DDDDDD
| align="left"| Newt Gingrich | 6,107 | 4.3% | |
| align="right"
| align="left"| No Preference | 5,456 | 3.9% | |
| align="right"
| colspan="3"| Unpledged delegates: | 25 |
| align="right"
| Total: | 140,457 | | 26 |
| Key: | align:"center" bgcolor=DDDDDD| Withdrew prior to contest |
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General election
=Predictions=
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change|title=2012 United States presidential election in Montana[https://archive.today/20121212090806/http://electionresults.sos.mt.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?type=FED&rid=450001349&osn=100&map=CTY Election results] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mitt Romney
| votes = 267,928
| percentage = 55.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Barack Obama (incumbent)
| votes = 201,839
| percentage = 41.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Gary Johnson
| votes = 14,165
| percentage = 2.93
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Others
| candidate = Others
| votes = 116
| percentage = 0.02
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 484,048
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By county==
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! rowspan="2" |County ! colspan="2" |Mitt Romney ! colspan="2" |Barack Obama ! colspan="2" |Various candidates ! colspan="2" |Margin ! rowspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |#
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Beaverhead | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,289 | {{party shading/Republican}} |68.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,371 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.49% | {{party shading/Others}} |152 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.16% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,918 | {{party shading/Republican}} |39.86% | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,812 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Big Horn | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,667 | {{party shading/Republican}} |36.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,882 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |62.30% | {{party shading/Others}} |77 | {{party shading/Others}} |1.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 1,215
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 26.26%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,626 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Blaine | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,178 | {{party shading/Republican}} |41.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,616 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |56.52% | {{party shading/Others}} |65 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 438
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 15.32%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,859 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Broadwater | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,152 | {{party shading/Republican}} |71.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |764 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.37% | {{party shading/Others}} |95 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.16% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,388 | {{party shading/Republican}} |46.10% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,011 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Carbon | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,533 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,146 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.70% | {{party shading/Others}} |168 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.88% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,387 | {{party shading/Republican}} |23.72% | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,847 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Carter | {{party shading/Republican}} |678 | {{party shading/Republican}} |85.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |96 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |12.06% | {{party shading/Others}} |22 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.76% | {{party shading/Republican}} |582 | {{party shading/Republican}} |73.12% | {{party shading/Republican}} |796 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cascade | {{party shading/Republican}} |18,345 | {{party shading/Republican}} |53.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |15,232 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.05% | {{party shading/Others}} |999 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.89% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,113 | {{party shading/Republican}} |9.01% | {{party shading/Republican}} |34,576 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Chouteau | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,758 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |978 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.67% | {{party shading/Others}} |85 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.01% | {{party shading/Republican}} |780 | {{party shading/Republican}} |27.65% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,821 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Custer | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,373 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.87% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,833 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.17% | {{party shading/Others}} |159 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.96% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,540 | {{party shading/Republican}} |28.70% | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,365 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Daniels | {{party shading/Republican}} |740 | {{party shading/Republican}} |73.49% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |237 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |23.54% | {{party shading/Others}} |30 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.97% | {{party shading/Republican}} |503 | {{party shading/Republican}} |49.95% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,007 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dawson | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,029 | {{party shading/Republican}} |68.48% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,219 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.56% | {{party shading/Others}} |175 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.96% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,810 | {{party shading/Republican}} |40.92% | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,423 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Deer Lodge | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,448 | {{party shading/Republican}} |32.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,860 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |64.13% | {{party shading/Others}} |152 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 1,412
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 31.66%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,460 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Fallon | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,128 | {{party shading/Republican}} |80.23% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |237 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |16.86% | {{party shading/Others}} |41 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.91% | {{party shading/Republican}} |891 | {{party shading/Republican}} |63.37% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,406 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Fergus | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,257 | {{party shading/Republican}} |70.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,640 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.01% | {{party shading/Others}} |174 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.87% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,617 | {{party shading/Republican}} |43.11% | {{party shading/Republican}} |6,071 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Flathead | {{party shading/Republican}} |28,309 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |13,892 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.64% | {{party shading/Others}} |1,708 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.89% | {{party shading/Republican}} |14,417 | {{party shading/Republican}} |32.83% | {{party shading/Republican}} |43,909 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Gallatin | {{party shading/Republican}} |24,358 | {{party shading/Republican}} |50.84% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |21,961 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |45.84% | {{party shading/Others}} |1,589 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.32% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,397 | {{party shading/Republican}} |5.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |47,908 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Garfield | {{party shading/Republican}} |622 | {{party shading/Republican}} |88.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |66 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |9.42% | {{party shading/Others}} |13 | {{party shading/Others}} |1.85% | {{party shading/Republican}} |556 | {{party shading/Republican}} |79.31% | {{party shading/Republican}} |701 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Glacier | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,415 | {{party shading/Republican}} |31.76% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,924 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |65.63% | {{party shading/Others}} |116 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.61% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 1,509
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 33.87%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,455 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Golden Valley | {{party shading/Republican}} |351 | {{party shading/Republican}} |73.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |110 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.96% | {{party shading/Others}} |18 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.76% | {{party shading/Republican}} |241 | {{party shading/Republican}} |50.32% | {{party shading/Republican}} |479 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Granite | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,107 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.93% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |533 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.26% | {{party shading/Others}} |65 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.81% | {{party shading/Republican}} |574 | {{party shading/Republican}} |33.67% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,705 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Hill | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,164 | {{party shading/Republican}} |46.36% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,403 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |49.86% | {{party shading/Others}} |258 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.78% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 239
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 3.50%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,825 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Jefferson | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,055 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,272 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.84% | {{party shading/Others}} |194 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.98% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,783 | {{party shading/Republican}} |27.34% | {{party shading/Republican}} |6,521 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Judith Basin | {{party shading/Republican}} |854 | {{party shading/Republican}} |70.29% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |337 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.74% | {{party shading/Others}} |24 | {{party shading/Others}} |1.97% | {{party shading/Republican}} |517 | {{party shading/Republican}} |42.55% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,215 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lake | {{party shading/Republican}} |7,135 | {{party shading/Republican}} |53.63% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,805 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.63% | {{party shading/Others}} |364 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.74% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,330 | {{party shading/Republican}} |10.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |13,304 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lewis and Clark | {{party shading/Republican}} |16,803 | {{party shading/Republican}} |50.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |15,620 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |46.88% | {{party shading/Others}} |895 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.69% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,183 | {{party shading/Republican}} |3.55% | {{party shading/Republican}} |33,318 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Liberty | {{party shading/Republican}} |702 | {{party shading/Republican}} |70.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |257 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.75% | {{party shading/Others}} |39 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.91% | {{party shading/Republican}} |445 | {{party shading/Republican}} |44.59% | {{party shading/Republican}} |998 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lincoln | {{party shading/Republican}} |6,057 | {{party shading/Republican}} |68.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,552 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.71% | {{party shading/Others}} |281 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.16% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,505 | {{party shading/Republican}} |39.42% | {{party shading/Republican}} |8,890 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Madison | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,130 | {{party shading/Republican}} |69.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,289 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.44% | {{party shading/Others}} |113 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.50% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,841 | {{party shading/Republican}} |40.62% | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,532 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |McCone | {{party shading/Republican}} |745 | {{party shading/Republican}} |75.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |223 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.46% | {{party shading/Others}} |25 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.51% | {{party shading/Republican}} |522 | {{party shading/Republican}} |52.57% | {{party shading/Republican}} |993 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Meagher | {{party shading/Republican}} |670 | {{party shading/Republican}} |68.93% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |269 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.67% | {{party shading/Others}} |33 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.40% | {{party shading/Republican}} |401 | {{party shading/Republican}} |41.26% | {{party shading/Republican}} |972 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mineral | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,216 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.17% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |700 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.64% | {{party shading/Others}} |105 | {{party shading/Others}} |5.19% | {{party shading/Republican}} |516 | {{party shading/Republican}} |25.53% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,021 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Missoula | {{party shading/Republican}} |22,652 | {{party shading/Republican}} |39.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |32,824 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |57.35% | {{party shading/Others}} |1,756 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 10,172
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 17.77%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |57,232 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Musselshell | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,833 | {{party shading/Republican}} |76.15% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |492 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |20.44% | {{party shading/Others}} |82 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.41% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,341 | {{party shading/Republican}} |55.71% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,407 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Park | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,709 | {{party shading/Republican}} |53.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,783 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.15% | {{party shading/Others}} |276 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.14% | {{party shading/Republican}} |926 | {{party shading/Republican}} |10.56% | {{party shading/Republican}} |8,768 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Petroleum | {{party shading/Republican}} |240 | {{party shading/Republican}} |80.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |49 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |16.44% | {{party shading/Others}} |9 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.02% | {{party shading/Republican}} |191 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.10% | {{party shading/Republican}} |298 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}} |Phillips | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,688 | {{party shading/Republican}} |75.76% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |471 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |21.14% | {{party shading/Others}} |69 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.10% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,217 | {{party shading/Republican}} |54.62% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,228 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pondera | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,673 | {{party shading/Republican}} |61.53% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |975 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.86% | {{party shading/Others}} |71 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.61% | {{party shading/Republican}} |698 | {{party shading/Republican}} |25.67% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,719 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Powder River | {{party shading/Republican}} |833 | {{party shading/Republican}} |81.11% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |170 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |16.55% | {{party shading/Others}} |24 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.34% | {{party shading/Republican}} |663 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.56% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,027 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Powell | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,806 | {{party shading/Republican}} |65.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |888 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.98% | {{party shading/Others}} |83 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.99% | {{party shading/Republican}} |918 | {{party shading/Republican}} |33.05% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,777 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Prairie | {{party shading/Republican}} |520 | {{party shading/Republican}} |73.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |167 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |23.76% | {{party shading/Others}} |16 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.27% | {{party shading/Republican}} |353 | {{party shading/Republican}} |50.21% | {{party shading/Republican}} |703 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ravalli | {{party shading/Republican}} |14,307 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,285 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.80% | {{party shading/Others}} |620 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.79% | {{party shading/Republican}} |7,022 | {{party shading/Republican}} |31.61% | {{party shading/Republican}} |22,212 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Richland | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,510 | {{party shading/Republican}} |75.52% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,002 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |21.56% | {{party shading/Others}} |136 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.92% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,508 | {{party shading/Republican}} |53.96% | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,648 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Roosevelt | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,514 | {{party shading/Republican}} |41.23% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,086 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |56.81% | {{party shading/Others}} |72 | {{party shading/Others}} |1.96% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 572
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| 15.58%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,672 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Rosebud | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,004 | {{party shading/Republican}} |56.88% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,422 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.36% | {{party shading/Others}} |152 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.76% | {{party shading/Republican}} |582 | {{party shading/Republican}} |16.52% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,523 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sanders | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,980 | {{party shading/Republican}} |67.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,720 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.15% | {{party shading/Others}} |201 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.40% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,260 | {{party shading/Republican}} |38.30% | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,901 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sheridan | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,207 | {{party shading/Republican}} |62.60% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |665 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.49% | {{party shading/Others}} |56 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.91% | {{party shading/Republican}} |542 | {{party shading/Republican}} |28.11% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,928 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Silver Bow | {{party shading/Republican}} |5,430 | {{party shading/Republican}} |32.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |10,857 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |64.79% | {{party shading/Others}} |469 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.80% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 5,427
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| 32.38%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |16,756 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Stillwater | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,337 | {{party shading/Republican}} |70.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,248 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.54% | {{party shading/Others}} |117 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.49% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,089 | {{party shading/Republican}} |44.43% | {{party shading/Republican}} |4,702 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sweet Grass | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,594 | {{party shading/Republican}} |75.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |475 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.44% | {{party shading/Others}} |48 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.26% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,119 | {{party shading/Republican}} |52.86% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,117 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Teton | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,113 | {{party shading/Republican}} |64.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,082 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.98% | {{party shading/Others}} |86 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.62% | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,031 | {{party shading/Republican}} |31.42% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,281 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Toole | {{party shading/Republican}} |1,440 | {{party shading/Republican}} |68.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |582 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.69% | {{party shading/Others}} |80 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.80% | {{party shading/Republican}} |858 | {{party shading/Republican}} |40.82% | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,102 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Treasure | {{party shading/Republican}} |319 | {{party shading/Republican}} |70.11% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |114 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.05% | {{party shading/Others}} |22 | {{party shading/Others}} |4.84% | {{party shading/Republican}} |205 | {{party shading/Republican}} |45.06% | {{party shading/Republican}} |455 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Valley | {{party shading/Republican}} |2,337 | {{party shading/Republican}} |60.56% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,385 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.89% | {{party shading/Others}} |137 | {{party shading/Others}} |3.55% | {{party shading/Republican}} |952 | {{party shading/Republican}} |24.67% | {{party shading/Republican}} |3,859 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wheatland | {{party shading/Republican}} |693 | {{party shading/Republican}} |69.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |272 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.42% | {{party shading/Others}} |27 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.72% | {{party shading/Republican}} |421 | {{party shading/Republican}} |42.44% | {{party shading/Republican}} |992 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wibaux | {{party shading/Republican}} |421 | {{party shading/Republican}} |77.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |98 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |18.01% | {{party shading/Others}} |25 | {{party shading/Others}} |4.60% | {{party shading/Republican}} |323 | {{party shading/Republican}} |59.38% | {{party shading/Republican}} |544 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Yellowstone | {{party shading/Republican}} |40,500 | {{party shading/Republican}} |58.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |26,403 | {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.37% | {{party shading/Others}} |1,904 | {{party shading/Others}} |2.77% | {{party shading/Republican}} |14,097 | {{party shading/Republican}} |20.49% | {{party shading/Republican}} |68,807 | |||||||||
| Totals | 267,928 | 55.30% | 201,839 | 41.66% | 14,717 | 3.04% | 66,089 | 13.64% | 484,484 |
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;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Cascade (largest city: Great Falls)
- Gallatin (largest city: Bozeman)
- Lake (largest city: Polson)
- Lewis and Clark (largest city: Helena)
- Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip)
==By congressional district==
Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated, the At-Large District. This district covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|At-large | 55.35% | 41.7% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Steve Daines |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MT-R The Green Papers]: for Montana
- [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c&f=m The Green Papers]: Major state elections in chronological order
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