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Election 2024 Results

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2024 Montana governor election

Greg Gianforte (Republican) beat Ryan Busse (Democrat) in Montana in 2024, 58.9% to 38.6%, a margin of 20.2 points and 121,887 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2020, when Greg Gianforte also won.

Republicans led in 51 of the 56 counties and Democrats in 5. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 81,321 votes and went to the Republican by 28.6 points. The closest was Big Horn, where 88 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Greg Gianforte won Republican 354,491 58.9%
Ryan Busse Democratic 232,604 38.6%
All other candidates 15,188 2.5%
Total602,283

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 27,956 34.4% 51,191 62.9% 2,174 81,321 R+28.6
Missoula 43,378 59.6% 27,670 38.0% 1,762 72,810 D+21.6
Gallatin 35,200 50.4% 32,843 47.1% 1,742 69,785 D+3.4
Flathead 20,064 31.8% 41,539 65.9% 1,451 63,054 R+34.1
Lewis and Clark 19,360 46.0% 21,678 51.5% 1,065 42,103 R+5.5
Cascade 13,284 35.4% 23,261 62.1% 929 37,474 R+26.6
Ravalli 8,387 28.1% 20,740 69.6% 673 29,800 R+41.5
Silver Bow 9,866 54.1% 7,790 42.7% 569 18,225 D+11.4
Lake 6,485 38.5% 9,937 59.0% 428 16,850 R+20.5
Lincoln 2,634 22.4% 8,820 75.1% 298 11,752 R+52.6
Park 5,442 46.4% 5,947 50.7% 336 11,725 R+4.3
Jefferson 2,605 31.3% 5,507 66.2% 211 8,323 R+34.9
Sanders 1,714 21.3% 6,088 75.7% 242 8,044 R+54.4
Carbon 2,370 32.2% 4,812 65.5% 169 7,351 R+33.2
Hill 2,666 39.3% 3,910 57.7% 206 6,782 R+18.3
Fergus 1,602 23.9% 4,945 73.8% 154 6,701 R+49.9
Madison 1,726 26.7% 4,611 71.2% 135 6,472 R+44.6
Stillwater 1,076 18.2% 4,709 79.6% 132 5,917 R+61.4
Custer 1,417 24.5% 4,203 72.6% 170 5,790 R+48.1
Beaverhead 1,511 26.2% 4,139 71.7% 121 5,771 R+45.5
Richland 748 14.3% 4,324 82.7% 155 5,227 R+68.4
Glacier 2,986 58.6% 1,955 38.4% 154 5,095 D+20.2
Deer Lodge 2,487 50.9% 2,259 46.2% 142 4,888 D+4.7
Broadwater 930 19.4% 3,723 77.6% 145 4,798 R+58.2
Dawson 926 20.1% 3,553 77.2% 124 4,603 R+57.1
Big Horn 2,118 47.6% 2,206 49.6% 127 4,451 R+2.0
Valley 961 23.6% 3,009 73.8% 107 4,077 R+50.2
Roosevelt 1,656 42.6% 2,122 54.6% 107 3,885 R+12.0
Rosebud 1,129 30.6% 2,469 66.9% 95 3,693 R+36.3
Teton 891 24.9% 2,612 73.0% 75 3,578 R+48.1
Powell 735 22.5% 2,413 73.7% 124 3,272 R+51.3
Blaine 1,387 45.9% 1,555 51.4% 82 3,024 R+5.6
Musselshell 369 12.3% 2,555 85.2% 75 2,999 R+72.9
Chouteau 888 30.3% 1,994 68.0% 49 2,931 R+37.7
Pondera 743 26.1% 2,054 72.1% 53 2,850 R+46.0
Mineral 708 25.2% 2,026 72.0% 81 2,815 R+46.8
Sweet Grass 510 21.4% 1,805 75.8% 67 2,382 R+54.4
Phillips 368 16.8% 1,786 81.5% 38 2,192 R+64.7
Granite 613 28.3% 1,507 69.6% 46 2,166 R+41.3
Toole 355 17.4% 1,632 80.1% 51 2,038 R+62.7
Sheridan 466 24.7% 1,365 72.3% 57 1,888 R+47.6
Fallon 158 10.6% 1,302 87.4% 29 1,489 R+76.8
Judith Basin 234 17.2% 1,090 80.3% 34 1,358 R+63.0
Meagher 245 21.0% 894 76.7% 27 1,166 R+55.7
Powder River 123 11.2% 960 87.6% 13 1,096 R+76.4
McCone 142 13.1% 922 85.1% 19 1,083 R+72.0
Wheatland 203 18.8% 854 79.2% 21 1,078 R+60.4
Liberty 204 20.4% 787 78.7% 9 1,000 R+58.3
Daniels 140 14.8% 787 83.1% 20 947 R+68.3
Carter 53 6.3% 774 91.6% 18 845 R+85.3
Garfield 34 4.3% 752 94.8% 7 793 R+90.5
Prairie 125 18.2% 540 78.5% 23 688 R+60.3
Wibaux 77 14.2% 454 83.6% 12 543 R+69.4
Golden Valley 67 12.9% 440 84.9% 11 518 R+72.0
Treasure 47 10.5% 384 85.9% 16 447 R+75.4
Petroleum 35 10.6% 287 87.0% 8 330 R+76.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Montana governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Greg Gianforte (R) R+20.2
2020 Greg Gianforte (R) R+12.9
2016 Steve Bullock (D) D+3.9
2012 Steve Bullock (D) D+1.6
2008 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+33.0
2004 Brian Schweitzer (D) D+4.4
2000 Judy Martz (R) R+3.9
1996 Marc Racicot (R) R+58.3
1992 Marc Racicot (R) R+2.7
1988 Stan Stephens (R) R+5.8
1984 Ted Schwinden (D) D+43.9
1980 Ted Schwinden (D) D+10.7
1976 Thomas Lee Judge (D) D+25.1
1972 Thomas L. Judge (D) D+8.2
1968 Forrest H. Anderson (D) D+12.2
1964 Tim M. Babcock (R) R+2.6
1960 Donald G. Nutter (R) R+10.2
1956 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+2.7
1952 John Hugo Aronson (R) R+1.9
1948 John W. Bonner (D) D+11.9
1944 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+13.2
1940 Samuel C. Ford (R) R+2.0
1936 Roy E. Ayers (D) D+2.9
1932 John E. Erickson (D) D+1.8
1928 John E. Erickson (D) D+17.7
1924 John E. Erickson (D) D+8.4
1920 Joseph M. Dixon (R) R+19.5
1916 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+5.3
1912 Sam V. Stewart (D) D+3.0
1908 Edwin L. Norris (D) D+2.2
1904 Joseph Toole (D) D+12.8
1900 Joseph Toole (D) D+13.7
1896 Robert Burns Smith (D) D+42.0
1892 John E. Rickards (R) R+1.2
1889 Joseph K. Toole (D) D+1.9