The 2020 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the secretary of state of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton was elected in 2016 with 55.5% of the vote. Stapleton announced he would not seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Montana.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Christi Jacobsen, chief of staff to Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton

Eliminated in primary Bowen Greenwood, clerk for the Montana State Supreme Court Brad Johnson, Montana Public Service Commissioner and former Montana Secretary of State (2005–2009) Kurt Johnson Forrest Mandeville, state representative Scott Sales, president of the Montana State Senate

Declined Corey Stapleton, incumbent Montana Secretary of State

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Bryce Bennett, state senator

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Christi Jacobsen (R) Bryce Bennett (D) UndecidedBryce BennettBryce Bennett Released August 20–26, 2020 – ± 4.4%39%36%22%

Results

By county County Christi JacobsenRepublican Bryce BennettDemocratic Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes %Beaverhead4,00271.93%1,56228.07%2,44043.85%5,564Big Horn2,16845.84%2,56154.16%-393-8.31%4,729Blaine1,45447.21%1,62652.79%-172-5.58%3,080Broadwater3,22879.98%80820.02%2,42059.96%4,036Carbon4,61566.03%2,37433.97%2,24132.06%6,989Carter76590.96%769.04%68981.93%841Cascade23,81661.04%15,20038.96%8,61622.08%39,016Chouteau1,91266.16%97833.84%93432.32%2,890Custer4,23573.50%1,52726.50%2,70847.00%5,762Daniels77979.98%19520.02%58459.96%974Dawson3,71678.63%1,01021.37%2,70657.26%4,726Deer Lodge2,14944.81%2,64755.19%-498-10.38%4,796Fallon1,33189.03%16410.97%1,16778.06%1,495Fergus4,83775.73%1,55024.27%3,28751.46%6,387Flathead39,49067.02%19,43432.98%20,05634.04%58,924Gallatin33,79648.84%35,40351.16%-1,607-2.32%69,199Garfield74194.04%475.96%69488.07%788Glacier1,86133.04%3,77266.96%-1,911-33.93%5,633Golden Valley40783.06%8316.94%32466.12%490Granite1,42769.20%63530.80%79238.41%2,062Hill4,06157.40%3,01442.60%1,04714.80%7,075Jefferson5,50168.30%2,55331.70%2,94836.60%8,054 Judith Basin1,04479.94%26220.06%78259.88%1,306Lake9,60358.83%6,72041.17%2,88317.66%16,323 Lewis and Clark22,53553.94%19,24646.06%3,2897.87%41,781 Liberty80576.38%24923.62%55652.75%1,054Lincoln8,72775.52%2,82924.48%5,89851.04%11,556Madison4,28071.19%1,73228.81%2,54842.38%6,012McCone93985.91%15414.09%78571.82%1,093Meagher84777.42%24722.58%60054.84%1,094Mineral1,71471.48%68428.52%1,03042.95%2,398Missoula27,96439.88%42,15360.12%-14,189-20.24%70,117Musselshell2,40385.00%42415.00%1,97970.00%2,827Park6,19854.38%5,20045.62%9988.76%11,398Petroleum30286.78%4613.22%25673.56%348Phillips1,93883.10%39416.90%1,54466.21%2,332Pondera2,07870.51%86929.49%1,20941.02%2,947Powder River95887.41%13812.59%82074.82%1,096Powell2,37775.51%77124.49%1,60651.02%3,148Prairie57480.62%13819.38%43661.24%712Ravalli19,54469.74%8,47930.26%11,06539.49%28,023Richland4,69883.28%94316.72%3,75566.57%5,641Roosevelt2,00050.72%1,94349.28%571.45%3,943Rosebud2,47866.60%1,24333.40%1,23533.19%3,721Sanders5,69276.08%1,79023.92%3,90252.15%7,482Sheridan1,39371.88%54528.12%84843.76%1,938Silver Bow7,70141.91%10,67358.09%-2,972-16.18%18,374Stillwater4,50379.43%1,16620.57%3,33758.86%5,669Sweet Grass1,90178.52%52021.48%1,38157.04%2,421Teton2,64472.80%98827.20%1,65645.59%3,632Toole1,60077.03%47722.97%1,12354.07%2,077Treasure37081.68%8318.32%28763.36%453Valley3,07374.03%1,07825.97%1,99548.06%4,151Wheatland80376.55%24623.45%55753.10%1,049Wibaux49485.47%8414.53%41070.93%578Yellowstone52,46863.71%29,88436.29%22,58427.42%82,352Totals352,93959.56%239,61740.44%113,32219.12%592,556 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Gallatin (largest city: Bozeman)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lewis and Clark (largest city: Helena) Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)

See also 2020 Montana elections 2020 United States presidential election in Montana 2020 Montana gubernatorial election 2020 United States Senate election in Montana 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

References

Notes

External links Official campaign websites Bryce Bennett (D) for Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (R) for Secretary of State