Also in the race for superintendent, Republican Sharyl Allen raised $1,450. Allen, former deputy superintendent for the Office of Public Instruction, has a history ofcontroversial departuresfrom education positions including petitions for her termination. In recent years, rising political tensions across...
But U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale continues to loom over the race for the Republican nomination. While he hasn’t formally said he’ll forgo reelection to run for Senate, he’s said in a social media video that he’s “heavily considering” jumping into the race. He’s also sharply criticiz...
who is popularly elected rather than being selected from among the sitting justices. Supreme Court races in Montana are supposed to be non-partisan, and candidates are not formally affiliated with a political party. Better-funded candidates might...
The Democratic Party needs to start getting smart about the candidates that we put forth. Bobby will take that seat back.” A representative for Pulido declined to comment on his political future and said his focus was fully on his farewell tour. Democrats ex...
As absentee ballots are out all across the state, candidates are touting their top endorsements- especially in the Western district Republican primary race. That's where Ryan Zinke is touting his endorsement from President Trump. Zinke is also endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Me...
As is often the case in Montana politics, third party candidates could have an outsized impact on the race. There's already a Green Party candidate on the ballot (a former state auditor who says Bullock created a hostile work environment) which might draw votes from Bullock. However, Democra...
Candidates may request a recount if the margin of the race is less than a half a percentage point. WHAT DO TURNOUT AND ADVANCE VOTE LOOK LIKE As of May 22, there were 752,395 registered voters in Montana. Montana voters do not register with a political party. In the 2020 presidential ...
Arizona’s 8th District Special (a):The House majority was in play before the special election and it’s in play after the special election (andmore thoughts in the aftermath of the race). Arizona’s 8th District Special (b):Two months ago,we changed our ratingfrom Solid...
Furthermore, it’s a somewhat quirky race, given that Quist and (especially) Gianforte both have their issues as candidates and that Montana has been a little bit more competitive in congressional and statewide races than in races for the presidency. Quist winning by 1 or losing by 13 might...
Brown, ina recent interview with me, noted: “I don’t really care what the presidential candidates are talking about.” If these seatscanbe held, it’s ticket-splitting voters who will likely get them there — the question is how many of them are out there. ...