The 2020 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox was term-limited and was ineligible to run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election, losing the nomination to Greg Gianforte.[1] Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Raph Graybill in the general election by over 14 points.
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Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Austin Knudsen, Roosevelt County Attorney, and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives[2]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Jon Bennion, chief deputy Attorney General[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Knudsen | 116,113 | 59.8% | |
| Republican | Jon Bennion | 78,161 | 40.2% | |
| Total votes | 194,274 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Raph Graybill, chief legal counsel to Governor Steve Bullock[3]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Kimberly Dudik, state representative[4]
Withdrawn
editDeclined
edit- John Morrison, former Montana State Auditor[7]
Results
edit
Graybill
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Dudik
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raph Graybill | 79,772 | 57.1% | |
| Democratic | Kimberly Dudik | 59,963 | 42.9% | |
| Total votes | 139,735 | 100.0% | ||
Green primary
editCandidates
editDisqualified
edit- Roy Davis[8]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Roy Davis | 748 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 748 | 100.0% | ||
General election
editPredictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[9] | Tossup | June 25, 2020 |
Fundraising
edit| Campaign finance reports as of October 14, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate (party) | Total receipts | Total disbursements | Cash on hand |
| Raph Graybill (D) | $725,288 | $650,110 | $75,178 |
| Austin Knudsen (R) | $400,167 | $359,831 | $40,336 |
| Source:[10] | |||
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Austin Knudsen (R) |
Raph Graybill (D) |
Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raph Graybill[11][1][A] | Released September 3, 2020 | – | – | 38% | 38% | 20% |
![[1]](https://preview.redd.it/kmzm17l14zk51.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=165f3194fb48ec03c25cd414026d4b899f898930){kind=link}
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Austin Knudsen | 348,322 | 58.51% |  9.16
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| Democratic | Raph Graybill | 247,025 | 41.49% |  9.16
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| Total votes | 595,347 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dennison, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Attorney General Fox launches gubernatorial bid". KRTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Drake, Phil (May 20, 2019). "Austin Knudsen enters race for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ a b DeMarco, Margaret (May 8, 2019). "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KRTV Great Falls. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ Cates-Carney, Corin (December 17, 2018). "Rep Kimberly Dudik Announces Bid For Attorney General's Office". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "KALISPELL ATTORNEY JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE". Daily Inter Lake. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ Drake, Phil (October 8, 2019). "Cossitt drops from 2020 attorney general race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Dennison, Mike (October 23, 2019). "Montana 2020: Former state auditor considers bid for AG or Supreme Court". Missoula News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Dennison, Mike (August 19, 2020). "Green Party candidates to remain off Montana ballot this November". Missoula Current. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Attorney General". The Montana Free Press guide. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Raph Graybill
- ^ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
Notes
edit- ^ Poll conducted for Graybill's campaign
External links
editOfficial campaign websites