The 2024 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the state of Montana. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Montana. Incumbent Republican Clerk Bowen Greenwood was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Erin Farris-Olsen. Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024.
Republican primary
Candidates Nominee Bowen Greenwood, incumbent clerk
Eliminated in primary Jason Ellsworth, president of the Montana Senate
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Erin Farris-Olsen, former law clerk for the Montana Supreme Court
Eliminated in primary Jordan Ophus
Results
General election
Results
By county County Bowen GreenwoodRepublican Erin Farris-OlsenDemocratic Roger RootsLibertarian Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Beaverhead3,86269.41%1,45826.20%2444.39%2,40443.21%5,564Big Horn1,89243.23%2,31852.96%1673.82%-426-9.73%4,377Blaine1,35545.87%1,48150.14%1183.99%-126-4.27%2,954Broadwater3,53375.90%91619.68%2064.43%2,61756.22%4,655Carbon4,56363.52%2,33332.48%2874.00%2,23031.05%7,183Carter71888.10%678.22%303.68%65179.88%815Cascade21,14258.23%13,63637.56%1,5314.22%7,50620.67%36,309Chouteau1,76663.39%91932.99%1013.63%84730.40%2,786Custer3,94170.56%1,36524.44%2795.00%2,57646.12%5,585Daniels72079.47%15917.55%272.98%56161.92%906Dawson3,37875.79%87419.61%2054.60%2,50456.18%4,457Deer Lodge2,01442.71%2,47852.54%2244.75%-464-9.84%4,716Fallon1,22085.98%15711.06%422.96%1,06374.91%1,419Fergus4,74573.33%1,46622.65%2604.02%3,27950.67%6,471Flathead39,37464.70%19,10231.39%2,3803.91%20,27233.31%60,856Gallatin30,59746.04%32,82249.39%3,0424.58%-2,225-3.35%66,461Garfield69592.54%374.93%192.53%65887.62%751Glacier1,66033.21%3,11362.28%2254.50%-1,453-29.07%4,998Golden Valley42582.85%7013.65%183.51%35569.20%513Granite1,43369.23%55726.91%803.86%87642.32%2,070Hill3,50453.49%2,70241.25%3455.27%80212.24%6,551Jefferson5,26965.20%2,47530.63%3374.17%2,79434.57%8,081 Judith Basin98775.57%26520.29%544.13%72255.28%1,306Lake9,33457.15%6,32338.72%6754.13%3,01118.44%16,332 Lewis and Clark20,21049.33%19,11446.65%1,6454.02%1,0962.68%40,969 Liberty69974.20%20822.08%353.72%49152.12%942Lincoln8,52474.60%2,48221.72%4213.68%6,04252.87%11,427Madison4,36170.67%1,57325.49%2373.84%2,78845.18%6,171McCone87784.00%13012.45%373.54%74771.55%1,044Meagher81672.34%26223.23%504.43%55449.11%1,128Mineral1,89670.17%65324.17%1535.66%1,24346.00%2,702Missoula25,43836.26%41,63259.34%3,0874.40%-16,194-23.08%70,157Musselshell2,43182.97%39313.41%1063.62%2,03869.56%2,930Park5,71850.39%5,04144.43%5885.18%6775.97%11,347Petroleum26584.39%4012.74%92.87%22571.66%314Phillips1,67879.41%37017.51%653.08%1,30861.90%2,113Pondera1,84767.71%79028.96%913.34%1,05738.75%2,728Powder River89385.45%11911.39%333.16%77474.07%1,045Powell2,28172.21%68421.65%1946.14%1,59750.55%3,159Prairie51878.84%11717.81%223.35%40161.04%657Ravalli19,60268.00%8,12028.17%1,1033.83%11,48239.83%28,825Richland4,06380.46%76815.21%2194.34%3,29565.25%5,050Roosevelt1,76046.63%1,84848.97%1664.40%-88-2.33%3,774Rosebud2,29163.75%1,13731.64%1664.62%1,15432.11%3,594Sanders5,78274.26%1,67721.54%3274.20%4,10552.72%7,786Sheridan1,19668.34%47727.26%774.40%71941.09%1,750Silver Bow6,93339.96%9,57355.17%8454.87%-2,640-15.22%17,351Stillwater4,50077.77%1,05618.25%2303.98%3,44459.52%5,786Sweet Grass1,68673.11%50621.94%1144.94%1,18051.17%2,306Teton2,37369.20%93327.21%1233.59%1,44041.99%3,429Toole1,45274.08%42121.48%874.44%1,03152.60%1,960Treasure35383.06%6214.59%102.35%29168.47%425Valley2,75070.69%96724.86%1734.45%1,78345.84%3,890Wheatland79175.33%21120.10%484.57%58055.24%1,050Wibaux41981.04%8115.67%173.29%33865.38%517Yellowstone47,97360.88%27,56734.98%3,2604.14%20,40625.90%78,800Totals330,50356.86%226,10538.90%24,6394.24%104,39817.96%581,247
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Hill (largest city: Havre) Lewis and Clark (largest city: Helena)
By congressional district Greenwood won both congressional districts. District Greenwood Farris-Olsen Representative 53% 43%Ryan Zinke61%34%Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)Troy Downing (119th Congress)
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