The 2024 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next secretary of state of Montana, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Montana. Incumbent Republican secretary of state Christi Jacobsen was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Jesse Mullen.
Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Christi Jacobsen, incumbent secretary of state
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jesse Mullen, newspaper owner
Results
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee John Lamb, attorney and nominee for in 2022
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal BallJuly 25, 2024
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ChristiJacobsen (R) JesseMullen (D) Other UndecidedPublic Opinion Strategies (R)Public Opinion Strategies (R)September 29 - October 1, 2024500 (LV)± 4.34%48%31%9%14%
Results
By county County Christi JacobsenRepublican Jesse MullenDemocratic John LambLibertarian Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Beaverhead4,24974.61%1,25522.04%1913.35%2,99452.57%5,695Big Horn2,12748.01%2,16048.76%1433.23%-33-0.74%4,430Blaine1,46748.72%1,43547.66%1093.62%321.06%3,011Broadwater3,84180.91%76316.07%1433.01%3,07864.84%4,747Carbon4,92267.64%2,14329.45%2122.91%2,77938.19%7,277Carter76691.30%566.67%172.03%71084.62%839Cascade23,53363.50%12,37733.40%1,1483.10%11,15630.10%37,058Chouteau1,98869.00%83228.88%612.12%1,15640.12%2,881Custer4,21774.05%1,23821.74%2404.21%2,97952.31%5,695Daniels77984.31%12913.96%161.73%65070.35%924Dawson3,58679.07%81417.95%1352.98%2,77261.12%4,535Deer Lodge2,30247.74%2,38249.40%1382.86%-80-1.66%4,822Fallon1,29588.70%1379.38%281.92%1,15879.32%1,460Fergus5,11877.19%1,31319.80%1993.00%3,80557.39%6,630Flathead42,40768.30%17,90928.84%1,7732.86%24,49839.46%62,089Gallatin34,80850.89%31,30345.77%2,2823.34%3,5055.12%68,393Garfield73794.61%293.72%131.67%70890.89%779Glacier1,91037.83%2,97558.92%1643.25%-1,065-21.09%5,049Golden Valley44887.16%5610.89%101.95%39276.26%514Granite1,53771.82%54825.61%552.57%98946.21%2,140Hill4,04860.44%2,39535.76%2543.79%1,65324.68%6,697Jefferson5,74469.77%2,23127.10%2583.13%3,51342.67%8,233 Judith Basin1,08780.76%22016.34%392.90%86764.41%1,346Lake10,20661.30%5,93735.66%5053.03%4,26925.64%16,648 Lewis and Clark23,00255.20%17,35941.66%1,3073.14%5,64313.54%41,668 Liberty79580.63%16917.14%222.23%62663.49%986Lincoln8,92676.96%2,33020.09%3422.95%6,59656.87%11,598Madison4,71274.08%1,42222.35%2273.57%3,29051.72%6,361McCone93287.43%10810.13%262.44%82477.30%1,066Meagher91378.77%20117.34%453.88%71261.43%1,159Mineral2,04773.79%61021.99%1174.22%1,43751.80%2,774Missoula29,08640.64%40,16256.11%2,3283.25%-11,076-15.47%71,576Musselshell2,57686.59%32010.76%792.66%2,25675.83%2,975Park6,32754.74%4,81841.69%4133.57%1,50913.06%11,558Petroleum28487.65%319.57%92.78%25378.09%324Phillips1,80483.13%32314.88%431.98%1,48168.25%2,170Pondera2,07073.80%67323.99%622.21%1,39749.80%2,805Powder River94387.31%11010.19%272.50%83377.13%1,080Powell2,45475.46%67720.82%1213.72%1,77754.64%3,252Prairie56083.33%9814.58%142.08%46268.75%672Ravalli21,00971.47%7,61025.89%7772.64%13,39945.58%29,396Richland4,30783.73%67813.18%1593.09%3,62970.55%5,144Roosevelt1,98851.76%1,70844.47%1453.78%2807.29%3,841Rosebud2,47067.67%1,06829.26%1123.07%1,40238.41%3,650Sanders6,15777.45%1,53419.30%2593.26%4,62358.15%7,950Sheridan1,34674.16%41522.87%542.98%93151.29%1,815Silver Bow8,57848.00%8,65848.45%6353.55%-80-0.45%17,871Stillwater4,74680.84%94316.06%1823.10%3,80364.78%5,871Sweet Grass1,82477.85%44619.04%733.12%1,37858.81%2,343Teton2,66975.61%77621.98%852.41%1,89353.63%3,530Toole1,60579.81%34417.11%623.08%1,26162.71%2,011Treasure37886.30%4710.73%132.97%33175.57%438Valley3,04476.10%80820.20%1483.70%2,23655.90%4,000Wheatland85179.61%19017.77%282.62%66161.83%1,069Wibaux45084.91%6512.26%152.83%38572.64%530Yellowstone52,34465.35%25,31331.60%2,4383.04%27,03133.75%80,095Totals364,31961.39%210,65135.49%18,5003.12%153,66825.89%593,470
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Blaine (largest city: Chinook) Gallatin (largest city: Bozeman)
By congressional district Jacobsen won both congressional districts.http://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::66ff2b64-826d-48a9-bbe4-08afa4c10873 District Jacobsen Mullen Representative 57% 40%Ryan Zinke66%31%Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)Troy Downing (119th Congress)
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links Official campaign websites Christi Jacobsen (R) for Secretary of State John Lamb (L) for Secretary of State Jesse Mullen (D) for Secretary of State