The 2024 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Montana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Gianforte won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Ryan Busse. Gianforte won by a 20% margin, which was larger than his 13% margin in 2020.
Though Montana has backed Republicans in every presidential election since 1996, the sparsely-populated Mountain state maintained a Democratic tendency at the state and U.S. Senate levels well through the 2010s. This was the first gubernatorial election since 1996 that a Republican was re-elected governor of Montana.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Greg Gianforte, incumbent governor (2021–present)
- Running mate: Kristen Juras, incumbent lieutenant governor (2021–present)
Eliminated in primary
- Tanner Smith, state representative (2023–present)
- Running mate: Randy Pinocci, member of the Montana Public Service Commission (2019–present)
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ryan Busse, author and former vice president of sales at Kimber Manufacturing
- Running mate: Raph Graybill, former chief legal counsel to Governor Steve Bullock and nominee for Attorney General in 2020
Eliminated in primary
- Jim Hunt, attorney and candidate for Montana's at-large congressional district in 2008
- Running mate: Jerry Driscoll, former executive secretary of the Montana AFL-CIO
Withdrawn
- Shawn White Wolf, perennial candidate
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Presumptive nominee
- Kaiser Leib, software engineer
- Running mate: Matt Campbell, transportation engineer
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Blaine (largest city: Chinook)
- Big Horn (largest city: Hardin)
- Lewis and Clark (largest city: Helena)
- Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)
By congressional district
Gianforte won both congressional districts.
See also
- 2024 United States presidential election in Montana
- 2024 United States Senate election in Montana
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
Official campaign websites
- Ryan Busse (D) for Governor
- Greg Gianforte (R) for Governor
- Kaiser Leib (L) for Governor
