MONTANA 3 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, MT Secretary of State)
Total Population, April 1, 2000                          902,195
Voting Age Population, Nov. 2000                     668,000  *the Census Bureau projection
Total Registration, Nov. 2000                            698,260
Montana has: 56 counties,126 incorporated cities and towns.
Five largest counties: Yellowstone, Missoula, Cascade, Flathead, Gallatin.
Five largest cities: Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte-Silver Bow, Bozeman.

Government
Governor: Mark Racicot (R) elected 1992, 1996; term-limited in 2000.
State Legislature: Montana Legislature   House: 41D, 59R  Senate: 18D, 32R
Local: Counties, Cities    NACO Counties
U.S. House: 1R - Rick Hill (R)
U.S. Senate: Conrad Burns (R) up for re-election in 2000, Max Baucus (D) up for re-election in 2002.
Changes as of the November 2000 Elections
Governor: Judy Martz (R) elected.
State Legislature: All 100 House seats and 25 of 50 Senate seats were up.  Republicans retained strong majorities in both chambers.  House: 42D, 58R  Senate: 19D, 31R.
U.S. House: Denny Rehberg (R) elected.
U.S. Senate: Conrad Burns (R) re-elected.

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Past Results
1996
Dole (Rep.).............179,652 (44.11)
Clinton (Dem.)........167,992 (41.23)
Perot (Ref.)..............55,229 (13.56)
Others (2+4 w/ins)......4,458
(1.09)
Total........407,261

1992
Clinton (Dem.)........154,507 (37.63)
Bush (Rep.)...........144,207 (35.12)
Perot (Ind.).............107,225  (26.11)
Others (2+2 w/ins).....4,672
(1.14)
Total........410,611

Results
2000
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
 1,718
 (0.42)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
 5,697
(1.39)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
240,178
(58.44)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
137,126
(33.37)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
675
(0.16)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
24,437
(5.95)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
1,155
 (0.28)
Forrest C. Laible (w/in)
11
- 
Total........410,997

Total votes cast: 417,916

 Overview
Montana, a very close state with Perot on the ballot in 1992 and 1996, went to Bush by a wide margin in 2000.  The Bush-Cheney ticket won with a plurality of  103,052 votes (25.07 percentage points), carrying all but 4 of the state's 56 counties.  The state did see a number of closely fought races, however.  In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Conrad Burns (R) defeated Brian Schweitzer (D) 51% to 47%.  In the U.S. House race, Dennis Rehberg (R) defeated Nancy Keenan (D) 51% to 46%.  In the governor's race, Judy Martz and Karl Ohs (R)  defeated Mark O'Keefe and Carol Williams (D) 51% to 47%.

 
Primary Date:  Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Turnout was 33% (671,325 registered voters, 223,419 votes cast)
Republican Primary
Total Vote Percent
+George W. Bush 88,194 77.59%
Alan Keyes 20,822 18.32%
No Preference
 4,655
4.10%
Total 113,671

Total Delegates
23 of 2,066 (1.1%).
 
 

 
Democratic Primary
Total Vote Percent
+Al Gore 68,420 77.87%
No Preference
 19,447
22.13%
Total 87,867

Total Pledged Delegates
17 of 3,537 (0.5%).
Total Delegates
24 of 4,335 (0.6%).
 

 

Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.
 
 

Recent Electoral History (General Elections)
1996 U.S. President Dole/Kemp (R) 179,652     44.11
Clinton/Gore (D) 167,992 41.23
Perot /Campbell (REF) 55,229 13.56
Others (NL, L) 4,458 1.09
Total 407,261
1996 U.S. Senate Max Baucus (D) 201,935 49.56
Dennis Rehberg (R) 182,111 44.69
Others (REF,NL) 23,444 5.75
Total 407,490
1996 Governor Racicot/Martz (R) 320,768 79.2
Jacobson/Jacobson (D) 84,407 20.8
Total 405,175
1994 U.S. Senate Conrad Burns (R) 218,542 62.4
Jack Mudd (D) 131,845 37.6
Total 350,409
1992 U.S. President Bill Clinton (D) 154,507 37.63
George Bush (R) 144,207 35.22
Ross Perot  (I) 107,225 26.11
Total 410,611
1992 Governor Marc Racicot (R) 209,401 51.3
Dorothy Bradley (D) 198,421       48.7
Total 407,842

Copyright 1998, 1999  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.