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United States Senate Election In Montana, 1990
The 1990 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent United States Senator Max Baucus, who was first elected in 1978 and was re-elected in 1984, ran for re-election. After winning the Democratic primary, he moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Allen Kolstad, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the Republican nominee. Baucus ultimately ended up defeating Kolstad in a landslide, winning his third term with ease. Democratic primary Candidates * Max Baucus, incumbent United States Senator * John Driscoll, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives * "Curly" Thornton Results Republican primary Candidates * Allen Kolstad, Lieutenant Governor of Montana * Bruce Vorhauer, businessman * Bill Farrell * John Domenech Results General election Results See also * 1990 United States Senate elections References {{United States Senate elections Montana 1990 File:1990 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Baucus 2004
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Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longest-serving U.S. senator in Montana history. President Barack Obama appointed Baucus to replace Gary Locke as the 11th U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, a position he held from 2014 until 2017. As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Baucus played an influential role in the debate over health care reform in the United States.Baucus Watch: A key senator on health reform holds a listening session Columbia Journalism Review He was also chairman of the |
Allen Kolstad
Allen C. Kolstad (December 24, 1931 – August 2, 2008) was an American politician from Montana. A Republican Party (United States), Republican from Chester, Montana, Chester in Liberty County, Montana, he was prominent in state politics for more than 40 years, beginning in 1968 with his election to the Montana House of Representatives, state House of Representatives. He served in the state House and later the Montana Senate, Senate for 20 years until he was elected the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Montana on the Ticket (election), ticket headed by Stan Stephens in 1988. Kolstad ran unsuccessfully for 1990 United States Senate election in Montana, U.S. Senate in the 1990 election, losing to incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, Senator Max Baucus. He resigned from the post of lieutenant governor in 1991 to accept a presidential appointment to the International Boundary Commission. Kolstad was elected Montana's Republican National Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 United States Senate Election In Montana
The 1978 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 7, 1978. Following the death of United States Senator Lee Metcalf on January 12, 1978, Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul G. Hatfield was appointed to serve for the remainder of Metcalf's term. Hatfield opted to run for a full term, but was overwhelmingly defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Max Baucus of the 1st congressional district. Baucus advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by the Republican nominee, author Larry R. Williams. Baucus ended up defeating Williams by a solid margin to win his first term in the Senate, and, following Hatfield's resignation on December 12, 1978, he began serving his first term in the Senate. Despite the death of Metcalf, this was not a special election, as one for the year 1978 was already planned as a normal Senate election. Democratic primary Candidates * Max Baucus, U.S. Representative from Montana's 1st congressional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 United States Senate Election In Montana
The 1984 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent United States Senator Max Baucus, who was first elected in 1978, ran for re-election. He easily won renomination in the Democratic primary, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Chuck Cozzens, a former State Representative and the Republican nominee. Despite President Ronald Reagan's strong performance in the state that year, Baucus was able to easily win a second term over Cozzens. Democratic primary Candidates * Max Baucus, incumbent Senator * Bob Ripley Results Republican primary Candidates * Chuck Cozzens, former State Representative * Ralph Bouma, retired farmer * Aubyn Curtiss, State Representative Results General election Results See also * 1984 United States Senate elections References {{United States elections, 1984 Montana 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of Montana ...
The lieutenant governor of Montana is an elected official in the State of Montana that ranks just below the governor of Montana. List of lieutenant governors ;Parties Living former lieutenant governors , there are six former lieutenant governors of Montana, the oldest being Ted Schwinden (served 1977–1981, born 1925). The most recent lieutenant governor to die Gordon McOmber (served 1988–1989, born 1919) on August 24, 2018. The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Karl Ohs (served 2001–2005, born 1946) on November 25, 2007. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieutenant governors of Montana * Montana Lieut A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landslide Victory
A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin. The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried", similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path. What constitutes a landslide varies by the type of electoral system. Even within an electoral system, there is no consensus on what sized margin makes for a landslide. Notable examples Argentina * 2011 Argentine general election – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory won a second term as President of Argentina in a landslide victory. She received 54.11% of votes, while no other candidate received more than 16.81%. Australia State and territory elections: * 1989 Queensland state election – Wayne Goss led the Labor Party to a historic landslide victory over the Country Party (later known as the National Party) led by Russell Cooper. The Country Party had been in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Senator
The United States Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives being the Lower house, lower chamber. Together they compose the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The Senate is composed of #Membership, senators, each of whom represents a single U.S. state, state in its entirety. Each of the 50 states is equally represented by two senators who serve Classes of United States senators, staggered terms of six years, for a total of 100 senators. The Vice President of the United States, vice president of the United States serves as presiding officer and president of the Senate by Ex officio member, virtue of that office, despite not being a senator, and has a vote only if the Senate is equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Driscoll (Montana Politician)
John Brian Driscoll (born July 17, 1946) is an American writer and politician who served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Early life and education Driscoll was born in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in Montana and attended Hamilton High School. Driscoll earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Gonzaga University, Master of Arts in international affairs from Columbia University, Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, and Master of Business Administration from the University of Montana. Career Driscoll served in the Army National Guard for 28 years, including strategic intelligence missions in the West Indies and Africa. Driscoll was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1972 and served as House Majority Leader from 1975 to 1977. He served as Speaker from 1977 to 1979. In 1978, at the age of 32, he ran for the United States Senate, but finished a distant third in the Democratic primary to Max B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana House Of Representatives
The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House :''67th Legislature – 2021–2022'' In the event that the parties have a tie in number of members, the speaker and other officers are elected from the party who holds the governor's office. Thus, during the 61st legislature from 2007 to 2009, the Montana Democratic Party led the tied legislature as a result of the victory of Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Brian Schweitzer, Governor Brian Schweitzer in the Montana gubernatorial election, 2004, 2004 election. Current leadership Current members Committees Four administrative committees were created by state law to manage the administrative functions of the legislative branch. These committees are Audit Committee, Finance Committee, Legislative Council, and Consumer Committee. The Montana House o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
