2010 Montana Elections
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Elections were held in Montana on November 2, 2010.
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s took place on June 8, 2010.


Federal


United States House

Denny Rehberg, Montana's current at-large
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, ran for re-election. He defeated Libertarian Mike Fellows and Democrat Dennis McDonald.


State

Many state offices in Montana, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, were not up for re-election in 2010.


Supreme Court Justice

On the
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, Supreme Court Justice No. 2 and Supreme Court Justice No. 4 were up for election.


District Court Judge

Six seats were available in: District 1, Department 4; District 4, Department 4; District 11, Department 4; District 13, Department 6; District 19, Department 1; and District 21, Department 1.


Public Service Commissioner

Two Public Service Commissioners, representing District 1 and District 5, were elected in 2010.


State senator

Twenty-five seats in the
Montana Senate The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. Composition of the Senate :''67th Legislature – 2021–202 ...
were up for election in 2010.


State representative

All one hundred seats of the
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were up for election in 2010.


Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
Montana judicial elections, 2010
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Ballot measures

Three statewide initiatives were voted on and all passed.


References


External links


Elections Division
of the Montana Secretary of State
Candidates for Montana State Offices
at Project Vote Smart
Montana Polls
at Pollster.com
Montana Congressional Races in 2010
campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
Montana 2010
campaign finance data from ''Follow the Money''
Imagine Election
– Find out which candidates will appear on your ballot – search by address or zip code. {{DEFAULTSORT:Montana Elections, 2010 Montana