2020 Montana Attorney General election

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. Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Raph Graybill in the general election by over 17 points.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Austin Knudsen, Roosevelt County Attorney, and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives

Eliminated in primary Jon Bennion, chief deputy Attorney General

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Raph Graybill, chief legal counsel to Governor Steve Bullock

Eliminated in primary Kimberly Dudik, state representative

Withdrawn Jim Cossitt, bankruptcy attorney

Declined John Morrison, former Montana State Auditor

Results

Green primary Candidates Disqualified Roy Davis

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of October 14, 2020Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on handRaph Graybill (D)$725,288$650,110$75,178Austin Knudsen (R)$400,167$359,831$40,336Source:

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AustinKnudsen (R) RaphGraybill (D) Other UndecidedChange ResearchOctober 29 – November 2, 2020920 (LV)± 3.5%50%44%5%2%Raph GraybillReleased September 3, 2020 – – 38%38%20% –

Results

By county County Austin KnudsenRepublican Raph GraybillDemocratic Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes %Beaverhead3,95770.46%1,65929.54%2,29840.92%5,616Big Horn2,18245.72%2,59154.28%-409-8.57%4,773Blaine1,42646.00%1,67454.00%-248-8.00%3,100Broadwater3,13977.76%89822.24%2,24155.51%4,037Carbon4,59165.49%2,41934.51%2,17230.98%7,010Carter77391.37%738.63%70082.74%846Cascade22,93258.57%16,21941.43%6,71317.15%39,151Chouteau1,91265.06%1,02734.94%88530.11%2,939Custer4,22672.70%1,58727.30%2,63945.40%5,813Daniels78278.20%21821.80%56456.40%1,000Dawson3,71477.94%1,05122.06%2,66355.89%4,765Deer Lodge2,09643.35%2,73956.65%-643-13.30%4,835Fallon1,34389.00%16611.00%1,17778.00%1,509Fergus4,87475.81%1,55524.19%3,31951.63%6,429Flathead39,32766.62%19,70933.38%19,61833.23%59,036Gallatin32,65447.30%36,38252.70%-3,728-5.40%69,036Garfield75193.88%496.13%70287.75%800Glacier1,84932.73%3,80167.27%-1,952-34.55%5,650Golden Valley42584.49%7815.51%34768.99%503Granite1,42868.89%64531.11%78337.77%2,073Hill3,99655.94%3,14744.06%84911.89%7,143Jefferson5,31365.75%2,76834.25%2,54531.49%8,081 Judith Basin1,06579.78%27020.22%79559.55%1,335Lake9,59158.23%6,88141.77%2,71016.45%16,472 Lewis and Clark21,29250.78%20,63449.22%6581.57%41,926 Liberty78673.39%28526.61%50146.78%1,071Lincoln8,76675.73%2,80924.27%5,95751.46%11,575Madison4,19569.59%1,83330.41%2,36239.18%6,028McCone95685.59%16114.41%79571.17%1,117Meagher84977.53%24622.47%60355.07%1,095Mineral1,72271.10%70028.90%1,02242.20%2,422Missoula27,70039.30%42,78960.70%-15,089-21.41%70,489Musselshell2,42185.31%41714.69%2,00470.61%2,838Park6,13353.64%5,30146.36%8327.28%11,434Petroleum30688.44%4011.56%26676.88%346Phillips1,92781.65%43318.35%1,49463.31%2,360Pondera2,03268.49%93531.51%1,09736.97%2,967Powder River97787.86%13512.14%84275.72%1,112Powell2,37674.91%79625.09%1,58049.81%3,172Prairie58581.48%13318.52%45262.95%718Ravalli19,48469.06%8,72830.94%10,75638.13%28,212Richland4,74083.47%93916.53%3,80166.93%5,679Roosevelt2,01750.39%1,98649.61%310.77%4,003Rosebud2,50367.03%1,23132.97%1,27234.07%3,734Sanders5,68975.37%1,85924.63%3,83050.74%7,548Sheridan1,46973.30%53526.70%93446.61%2,004Silver Bow7,48240.35%11,06159.65%-3,579-19.30%18,543Stillwater4,48679.37%1,16620.63%3,32058.74%5,652Sweet Grass1,89177.63%54522.37%1,34655.25%2,436Teton2,63271.68%1,04028.32%1,59243.36%3,672Toole1,58675.85%50524.15%1,08151.70%2,091Treasure38283.59%7516.41%30767.18%457Valley3,08973.46%1,11626.54%1,97346.92%4,205Wheatland81577.47%23722.53%57854.94%1,052Wibaux49684.93%8815.07%40869.86%584Yellowstone52,19262.99%30,66137.01%21,53125.99%82,853Totals348,32258.51%247,02541.49%101,29717.01%595,347 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Blaine (largest city: Chinook) Gallatin (largest city: Bozeman) Blaine (largest city: Chinook) Missoula (largest city: Missoula)

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Partisan clients

References

External links Official campaign websites Raph Graybill (D) for Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) for Attorney General