The 2014 congressional election in Montana was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the

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from

Montana's at-large congressional district Montana is represented in the United States House of Representatives by one at-large congressional district, among the 435 in the United States Congress. The district was the most populous U.S. congressional district, with just over 1 million c ...

. Between 1993 and 2023, Montana had one at-large seat in the House. Incumbent

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Congressman

Steve Daines Steven David Daines ( ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator for Montana since 2015. A Republican, he served as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-lar ...

was first elected in 2012. Instead of running for re-election, he successfully ran for the

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election in 2014. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected will serve in the

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from January 3, 2015, until January 3, 2017.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Elsie Arntzen Elsie Arntzen (born May 7, 1956) is an American educator and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who serves as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana. Prior to this, she was a member of the Montana Legislature. ...

, state representative *

Matt Rosendale Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American politician and businessman from Montana. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district, elected in 2020. Prior to t ...

, state senator * Corey Stapleton, former state senator and candidate for

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* Drew Turiano, real estate investor and candidate for

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in 2012 *

Ryan Zinke Ryan Keith Zinke (; born November 1, 1961) is an American politician and businessman. Zinke, a member of the Republican Party, served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013 and as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional d ...

, former state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in

Withdrew

* Brad Johnson, former

(running for

Montana Public Service Commission The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) is a quasi-judicial regulatory board of elected officials in the U.S. state of Montana. The PSC regulates private, investor-owned natural gas, electric, telephone, water and private sewer companies doing ...

)

Declined

, incumbent U.S. Representative ( running for the U.S. Senate) * Champ Edmunds, state representative (running for the U.S. Senate) *

Denny Rehberg Dennis Ray Rehberg (born October 5, 1955) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1991 to 1997 and as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2013. Rehberg was the Repu ...

, former U.S. Representative, former lieutenant governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and

Scott Reichner Scott Reichner is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected to House District 9 which represents the Bigfork, Montana area. On November 4, 2008, Reichner won the election and became a Republican member of Montana House of ...

, state representative *

Jon Sonju Jon Sonju (born December 26, 1975) is a former member of the Montana Senate. He is a Republican from Senate District 4, representing Kalispell, Montana Kalispell (, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a ci ...

, state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* John Driscoll, former Public Service Commissioner, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and nominee for the seat in

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* John Lewis, former state director for U.S. Senator

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 long ...

Withdrew

* Melinda Gopher, writer and candidate for the seat in 2010

Declined

* Pam Bucy, Montana Commissioner of Labor and Industry and nominee for Attorney General of Montana in 2012 * Shane Colton, attorney and former commissioner of the

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Amanda Curtis Amanda Gayle Curtis ( née Morse, born September 10, 1979) is an American politician who serves as the president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), Montana's largest labor union. Curtis served in the Montana House of Represe ...

, state representative * John Engen,

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Kim Gillan Kim J. Gillan is an American politician and former Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate. She represented District 24 from 2004 to 2012. She was unable to run for reelection in 2012 due to Montana's term limits. Earlier she was a membe ...

, state senator and nominee for the seat in 2012 *

Denise Juneau Denise Juneau (born April 5, 1967) is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. She is a Democrat and the first female Native ...

, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction * Jesse Laslovich, former state senator, Chief Legal Counsel to Montana State Auditor

Monica Lindeen Monica Lindeen (born May 16, 1962) is an American politician who served as the Montana State Auditor. She was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. Due to term limits, she was ineligible to run again in 2016, and became a candidate for Montana ...

and candidate for Attorney General of Montana in 2012 *

, Montana State Auditor *

Kendall Van Dyk Kendall J. Van Dyk (born March 21, 1980) is a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 25 in north-central Billings, Montana since 2011. Personal life and education Van Dyk earned a B.A. in political science from Mont ...

, state senator * John Walsh,

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former

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and former

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of the

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(running for the U.S. Senate) * Carol Williams, former Majority Leader of the

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* John Patrick Williams, former U.S. Representative * Whitney Williams, former director of operations for

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Franke Wilmer Franke Wilmer (born December 2, 1950) is an academic and a politician. She was a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing Districts 63 and 64 from 2007–2015. Before first running for office in 2006, Wilmer was a ...

, state representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

* Mike Fellows, businessman and chair of the Libertarian Party of Montana

Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn

* Shawn White Wolf, counselor for the Montana United Indian Association and candidate for the Montana House of Representatives in 2010

General election

Polling

Results

References

External links

U.S. House elections in Montana, 2014
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;Official campaign websites
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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn

General election

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links