The 2018 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court. The election was part of the 2018 Montana elections.
Incumbent Democratic Clerk Ed Smith opted not to run for re-election. Republican Bowen Greenwood and Democrat Rex Renk won their respective primaries uncontested.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared Rex Renk, deputy clerk of the Montana Supreme Court
Declined Ed Smith, incumbent
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared Bowen Greenwood, communications director for the Montana Public Service Commission
Results
General election Campaign The campaign for the office was relatively low-profile compared to those for United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Democratic nominee Rex Renk ran on his experience as deputy clerk, and argued that the office should be non-partisan, as the role is non-political. Republican nominee Bowen Greenwood agreed that the office's work is non-partisan but said that Montanans may want to elect someone who shares their values in non-partisan offices as well. Libertarian nominee Roger Roots said that he would work to "maximize the right of the individual" if elected.
Renk's campaign mascot was a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Endorsements
Results
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