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The '''2014 United States Senate election in Montana''' will take place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the [[United States Senate]] from [[Montana]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[John Walsh (U.S. politician)|John Walsh]], who was appointed on February 7, 2014, to fill out the unexpired term of [[Max Baucus]], is running for election to a first full term in office. Baucus, who had previously announced he would retire and not seek a seventh term in office, resigned from the Senate in order to accept an appointment as [[United States Ambassador to China]]. Walsh, the [[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]], who was already running for Baucus' seat when Baucus was named to the ambassadorship, was appointed to replace Baucus by Governor [[Steve Bullock (Montana politician)|Steve Bullock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/02/07/walsh-montana-senate-baucus-china/5278535/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28USATODAY+-+News+Top+Stories%29|title=Montana gov taps John Walsh to replace Baucus in Senate|work=[[USA Today]]|date=February 7, 2014|accessdate=February 7, 2014|first=Catalina|last=Camia}}</ref>
The '''2014 United States Senate election in Montana''' will take place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the [[United States Senate]] from [[Montana]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[John Walsh (U.S. politician)|John Walsh]], who was appointed on February 7, 2014, to fill out the unexpired term of [[Max Baucus]], is running for election to a first full term in office. Baucus, who had previously announced he would retire and not seek a seventh term in office, resigned from the Senate in order to accept an appointment as [[United States Ambassador to China]]. Walsh, the [[Lieutenant Governor of Montana]], who was already running for Baucus' seat when Baucus was named to the ambassadorship, was appointed to replace Baucus by Governor [[Steve Bullock (Montana politician)|Steve Bullock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/02/07/walsh-montana-senate-baucus-china/5278535/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28USATODAY+-+News+Top+Stories%29|title=Montana gov taps John Walsh to replace Baucus in Senate|work=[[USA Today]]|date=February 7, 2014|accessdate=February 7, 2014|first=Catalina|last=Camia}}</ref> Walsh withdrew from the race on August 7, 2014 in the aftermath of a plagiarism scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billingsgazette.com/walsh-drops-out-of-u-s-senate-race/article_44061fbc-fd60-583b-bc9b-61f41ebb49e0.html|source=Billings gazette|title=Walsh drops out of U.S. Senate race|date=August 7, 2014|accessdate=August 7, 2014|first=Charles|last=Johnson}}</ref>


==Democratic primary==
==Democratic primary==

Revision as of 20:02, 7 August 2014

United States Senate election in Montana, 2014
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Nominee Steve Daines
Party Democratic Republican
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John Walsh
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Montana will take place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Montana. Democratic Senator John Walsh, who was appointed on February 7, 2014, to fill out the unexpired term of Max Baucus, is running for election to a first full term in office. Baucus, who had previously announced he would retire and not seek a seventh term in office, resigned from the Senate in order to accept an appointment as United States Ambassador to China. Walsh, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana, who was already running for Baucus' seat when Baucus was named to the ambassadorship, was appointed to replace Baucus by Governor Steve Bullock.[1] Walsh withdrew from the race on August 7, 2014 in the aftermath of a plagiarism scandal.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

John Walsh

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		John
Walsh 		Dirk
Adams 		John
Bohlinger 		Other Undecided
Harper Polling January 20–22, 2014 519 ± 4.3% 23% 2% 23% — 52%
Public Policy Polling November 15–17, 2013 381 ± 5% 39% 3% 31% — 27%

Results

Democratic primary results[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Walsh 48,665 64.04
Democratic John Bohlinger 17,187 22.62
Democratic Dirk Adams 10,139 13.34
Total votes 75,991 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Steve Daines

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Steve
Daines 		Champ
Edmunds 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 15–17, 2013 469 ± 4.5% 66% 7% 27%

Results

Republican primary results[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Daines 110,565 83.37
Republican Susan Cundiff 11,909 8.98
Republican Champ Edmunds 10,151 7.65
Total votes 132,625 100

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

Independents

Candidates

Declined

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		John
Walsh (D) 		Steve
Daines (R) 		Other Undecided
Gravis Marketing July 24, 2014 781 ± 3.5% 38% 45% 9%[52] 8%
CBS News/New York Times July 5–24, 2014 838 ± 3.6% 39% 55% 2% 4%
Gravis Marketing July 20–22, 2014 741 ± 4% 41% 45% 6%[53] 7%
Public Policy Polling July 17–18, 2014 574 ± 4.1% 39% 46% — 15%
Rasmussen Reports June 9–10, 2014 750 ± 4% 35% 53% 3% 9%
Magellan Strategies June 4–5, 2014 761 ± 3.57% 39% 55% — 6%
Vox Populi Polling May 21–22, 2014 806 ± 3.5% 33% 56% — 11%
Hickman Analytics April 24–30, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 37% 49% — 14%
Harper Polling April 7–8, 2014 604 ± 4.3% 35% 42% — 23%
Magellan Strategies April 1–2, 2014 2,490 ± 1.96% 36% 49% 9%[54] 6%
Rasmussen Reports March 17–18, 2014 750 ± 4% 37% 51% 4% 9%
Harper Polling January 20–22, 2014 519 ± 4.3% 29% 43% — 28%
Public Policy Polling November 15–17, 2013 952 ± 3.2% 35% 52% — 13%

See also

References

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  52. ^ Roger Roots (L)
  53. ^ Roger Roots (L)
  54. ^ Roger Roots (L) 4%, Other 5%

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