The 2020 Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the superintendent of public instruction 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 superintendent of public instruction Elsie Arntzen was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Melissa Romano.https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/10/31/montana-school-superintendent-face-each-other-second-time-elsie-arntzen-melissa-romano/6101933002/ Primary elections took place on June 2.

Republican primary

Candidates Nominee Elsie Arntzen, incumbent state superintendent

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Melissa Romano, nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2016

Results

General election

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ElsieArntzen (R) MelissaRomano (D) Other /UndecidedStrategies 360/NBCMTStrategies 360/NBCMTOctober 15–20, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%39%41%21%

Results

By county County Elsie ArntzenRepublican Melissa RomanoDemocratic Kevin LeatherbarrowLibertarian Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Beaverhead3,60964.64%1,76631.63%2083.73%1,84333.01%5,583Big Horn1,87839.44%2,72157.14%1633.42%-843-17.70%4,762Blaine1,25840.52%1,76456.81%832.67%-506-16.30%3,105Broadwater2,89471.74%99424.64%1463.62%1,90047.10%4,034Carbon4,19659.88%2,53936.24%2723.88%1,65723.65%7,007Carter72585.90%10011.85%192.25%62574.05%844Cascade19,90850.52%17,83945.27%1,6564.20%2,0695.25%39,403Chouteau1,63255.64%1,18740.47%1143.89%44515.17%2,933Custer3,78965.44%1,77030.57%2313.99%2,01934.87%5,790Daniels71372.61%23724.13%323.26%47648.47%982Dawson3,38271.02%1,22625.75%1543.23%2,15645.28%4,762Deer Lodge1,77836.75%2,83758.64%2234.61%-1,059-21.89%4,838Fallon1,23482.27%22414.93%422.80%1,01067.33%1,500Fergus4,49669.97%1,75427.30%1762.74%2,74242.67%6,426Flathead35,70760.70%20,78735.34%2,3323.96%14,92025.36%58,826Gallatin29,66843.08%35,59851.69%3,5965.22%-5,930-8.61%68,862Garfield70288.75%658.22%243.03%63780.53%791Glacier1,58327.96%3,87568.45%2033.59%-2,292-40.49%5,661Golden Valley39478.80%9218.40%142.80%30260.40%500Granite1,25860.83%71734.67%934.50%54126.16%2,068Hill3,35247.05%3,41447.92%3595.04%-62-0.87%7,125Jefferson4,77959.31%2,99537.17%2843.52%1,78422.14%8,058 Judith Basin95371.76%34125.68%342.56%61246.08%1,328Lake8,50051.84%7,25844.26%6393.90%1,2427.57%16,397Lewis and Clark18,68444.65%21,41451.17%1,7484.18%-2,730-6.52%41,846 Liberty69465.16%33331.27%383.57%36133.90%1,065Lincoln8,11770.38%2,95825.65%4583.97%5,15944.73%11,533Madison3,88465.15%1,86931.35%2093.51%2,01533.80%5,962McCone89080.32%17816.06%403.61%71264.26%1,108Meagher77270.44%28225.73%423.83%49044.71%1,096Mineral1,63664.89%75529.95%1305.16%88134.95%2,521Missoula23,95034.11%43,45361.88%2,8134.01%-19,503-27.78%70,216Musselshell2,20077.44%52418.44%1174.12%1,67658.99%2,841Park5,48448.20%5,40847.53%4864.27%760.67%11,378Petroleum27981.10%5415.70%113.20%22565.41%344Phillips1,78376.16%49120.97%672.86%1,29255.19%2,341Pondera1,73558.42%1,12437.85%1113.74%61120.57%2,970Powder River88580.38%17916.26%373.36%70664.12%1,101Powell2,06065.56%96430.68%1183.76%1,09634.88%3,142Prairie54375.52%14720.45%294.03%39655.08%719Ravalli17,96863.95%9,15132.57%9773.48%8,81731.38%28,096Richland4,38277.39%1,05718.67%2233.94%3,32558.72%5,662Roosevelt1,73843.84%2,05251.77%1744.39%-314-7.92%3,964Rosebud2,20459.14%1,39237.35%1313.51%81221.79%3,727Sanders5,14868.76%2,02527.05%3144.19%3,12341.71%7,487Sheridan1,25964.30%62131.72%783.98%63832.58%1,958Silver Bow6,35434.42%11,35661.52%7494.06%-5,002-27.10%18,459Stillwater4,06271.53%1,42925.16%1883.31%2,63346.36%5,679Sweet Grass1,70070.16%62925.96%943.88%1,07144.20%2,423Teton2,24361.33%1,28535.14%1293.53%95826.20%3,657Toole1,41968.16%57427.57%894.27%84540.59%2,082Treasure35076.42%10122.05%71.53%24954.37%458Valley2,66463.93%1,34432.25%1593.82%1,32031.68%4,167Wheatland74971.67%26124.98%353.35%48846.70%1,045Wibaux43174.70%12421.49%223.81%30753.21%577Yellowstone45,45654.77%34,25241.27%3,2823.95%11,20413.50%82,990Totals310,11152.19%259,88643.74%24,2024.07%50,2258.45%594,199

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Cascade (largest city: Great Falls)

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