2024 Montana State Auditor election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2024 Montana State Auditor election

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| election_date = November 5, 2024

| country = Montana

| previous_election = 2020 Montana elections#State auditor

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2028 Montana State Auditor election

| next_year = 2028

| nominee1 = James Brown

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 358,533

| percentage1 = 61.4%

| image1 =

| nominee2 = John Repke

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 225,138

| percentage2 = 38.6%

| image2 =

| map_image = {{switcher |300px |County results |300px |Congressional district results |default=1}}

| map_caption = Brown: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|90–100%}}
Repke: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = State Auditor

| before_election = Troy Downing

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = James Brown

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

The 2024 Montana State Auditor election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next state auditor of Montana. Incumbent Republican auditor Troy Downing did not seeking re-election, instead opting to run for U.S. House.{{Cite web |title=Montana Secretary of State |url=https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=STATE&map=CTY&eid=450002570 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=electionresults.mt.gov}} Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024.{{Cite web |title=2024 State Primary Election Dates |url=https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2024-state-primary-election-dates |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817074608/https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2024-state-primary-election-dates |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.ncsl.org}}

Republican primary

=Candidates=

==Nominee==

James Brown, president of the Montana Public Service Commission{{Cite web |last=Kimbel-Sannit |first=Arren |date=2024-01-19 |title=PSC President James Brown announces campaign for state auditor |url=http://montanafreepress.org/2024/01/19/psc-president-james-brown-announces-run-for-montana-state-auditor/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Montana Free Press |language=en-US}}

== Eliminated in primary ==

John Jay Willoughby, insurance agent{{Cite web |last=Kimbel-Sannit |first=Arren |date=2024-03-12 |title=Candidate filing deadline firms up 2024 election bracket |url=http://montanafreepress.org/2024/03/11/candidate-filing-deadline-firms-up-2024-election-bracket/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Montana Free Press |language=en-US}}

== Disqualified ==

Keith Brownfield{{Cite web |date=2024-03-21 |title=Nine candidates disqualified from Montana's primary election ballot |url=https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-03-21/12-candidates-disqualified-from-montanas-primary-election-ballot |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Montana Public Radio |author=Hooks, John |language=en}}
Steve Gunderson, state representative

==Declined==

Troy Downing, incumbent state auditor (ran for U.S. House){{Cite web |last=Staff |first=NBC Montana |date=2024-03-08 |title=Troy Downing announces run for U.S. House |url=https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/troy-downing-announces-run-for-us-house |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=KECI |language=en}}

=Results=

[[File:Montana State Auditor Republican Primary, 2024.svg|thumb|275px|Primary results by county:

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#E27F7F|Brown}}

|{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#C21B18|80–90%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

|title = Republican primary results{{Cite web |title=Montana Secretary of State |url=https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=STATE&map=CTY&eid=450002570 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=electionresults.mt.gov}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=James Brown|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=114,508|percentage=69.55%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John Jay Willoughby|votes=50,131|percentage=30.45%}}{{Election box total no change

|votes =164,639

|percentage =100.00%

}}{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

== Nominee ==

John Repke, retired financial executive

== Withdrew ==

Jordan Ophus, U.S. Navy veteran{{Cite web |title=FEDERAL PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List |url=https://prodcandidatefiling.mt.gov/candidatefiling/CandidateList.aspx?e=450002570 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=prodcandidatefiling.mt.gov}}

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=John Repke|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=92,296|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=92,296|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box end}}

General election

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| James
Brown (R)

! style="width:100px;"| John
Repke (D)

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left|[https://www.montana-gop.com/pos_mt_poll.pdf Public Opinion Strategies (R)]{{Efn-ua|name=mtgop|Poll sponsored by the Montana Republican Party}}

|September 29 - October 1, 2024

|500 (LV)

|± 4.34%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|49%

|33%

|2%{{efn|"Won't Vote" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%}}

|16%

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Montana State Auditor election, 2024{{#invoke:cite web|| title=2024 Statewide General Election Canvass | website=Secretary of State of Montana | date=2024-12-11 | url=https://sosmt.gov/docs/31/post-election/66775/2024-general-election-report-state-canvass | access-date=2024-12-11}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=James Brown|votes=358,642|percentage=61.4}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=John Repke|votes=225,251|percentage=38.6}}{{Election box total no change|votes=583,893|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

==By congressional district==

Knudsen won both congressional districts.https://electionresults.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=STATE&map=CTY

class=wikitable
District ! Knudsen ! Alke ! Representative
align=center ! {{party shading/Republican}}\|{{ushr\|Montana\|1\|1st}} \| 57% \| 43% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Ryan Zinke
align=center ! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}\|{{ushr\|Montana\|2\|2nd}} \| rowspan=2\|66% \| rowspan=2\|34% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)
align=center \| {{party shading/Republican}}\|Troy Downing (119th Congress)

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District

! Knudsen

! Alke

! Representative

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Montana|1|1st}}

| 57%

| 43%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Ryan Zinke

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Montana|2|2nd}}

| rowspan=2|66%

| rowspan=2|34%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Troy Downing (119th Congress)

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

State Audtior

Montana