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The 2014 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the
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, concurrently with other elections to the
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in other states and elections to the
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and various state and local elections. This was one of the seven Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that
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won in the
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. Democratic 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 ...
, who had announced he would retire and not seek a seventh term, resigned in February 2014 in order to accept an appointment as
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. Democrat John Walsh, the
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, who was already running for Baucus' seat when Baucus was named to the ambassadorship, was appointed to replace Baucus by Governor Steve Bullock. Walsh won the Democratic primary on June 3 and ran for a first full term in office, but withdrew from the race on August 7, 2014, due to allegations that he had plagiarized a term paper while attending the Army War College. Democrats selected
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 describes herself as a socialist. She se ...
, a state representative from
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, to replace Walsh as the party's nominee at a convention in
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on August 16.
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, the incumbent U.S. Representative from
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, easily won the Republican nomination. Daines defeated Curtis 57.9% to 40.0%, while Libertarian Roger Roots won 2.2%. Daines and
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became just the 18th and 19th U.S. House freshmen to win U.S. Senate races over the last 100 years, and just the third and fourth over the last 40 years. Daines became the first Republican to win this Senate seat since
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, as well as the first to ever be popularly elected to the seat.


Democratic primary


Candidates


Declared

* Dirk Adams, rancher, businessman and former business law professor *
John Bohlinger John Bohlinger Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. He ran for the office as a Republican on a bipartisan ticket headed by Democratic gube ...
, former Republican
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 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieutenant governors of Montana * Monta ...
* John Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator, former
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and former Adjutant General of the
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Declined

*
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 ...
, former U.S. Senator * John Brueggeman, former Republican state senator * Steve Bullock,
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* 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 describes herself as a socialist. She se ...
, state representative * Melinda Gopher, writer and candidate for
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* Mike Halligan, executive director of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and former state senator *
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, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction *
Nancy Keenan Nancy Keenan (born February 14, 1952) is an American politician, and was from 2015 until 2019 the executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. Prior to that, she was elected to several terms in the Montana House of Representatives (1983� ...
, former president of
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and former Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction * John Lewis, former state director for Senator
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( ran for the U.S. House) * Monica Lindeen, Montana
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Linda McCulloch Linda McCulloch (born December 21, 1954) is an American politician who is formerly the secretary of state of Montana. She was the first woman to serve in that post. She left her previous post as state superintendent of public instruction due to ...
,
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and former state representative *
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, Chief Justice of the
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and former
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* Brian Morris, Judge of the
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and former associate justice of the
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, former Montana State Auditor and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 * Stephanie Schriock, president of
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and former chief of staff to Senator
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*
Brian Schweitzer Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democr ...
, former
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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 Mon ...
, state senator * Mike Wheat, Justice of the
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(ran for re-election) * Carol Williams, former Majority Leader of the
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and nominee for
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in
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* Pat Williams, former U.S. Representative *
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, 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 to 2015. Before first running for office in 2006, Wilmer was ...
, state representative *
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, state senator


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Democratic convention

Because Walsh withdrew, a nominating convention was held to pick a new nominee prior to August 20. The state party called a convention for August 16, and voting delegates were members of the State Central Committee, specifically: "one chair and one vice chair from each existing county central committee; one state committeeman and one state committeewoman from each county central committee; all voting members of the State Party Executive Board; the president of each chartered organization of the Montana Democratic Party; Montana State House leadership, and Montana State Senate leaders, and all Democrats currently holding statewide or federal office."


Candidates

Momentary buzz was created by a movement to draft actor
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for the nomination, with over 1,000 people signing a petition on
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and a
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account, DudeSenator, being created online. Bridges, who lives part-time and owns property in the Paradise Valley south of
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, declined the offer on the
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show, noting the disapproval of his wife. Other news outlets noted that he also was not registered to vote in Montana.


Potential

* Dirk Adams, rancher, businessman and former business law professor *
John Bohlinger John Bohlinger Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. He ran for the office as a Republican on a bipartisan ticket headed by Democratic gube ...
, former Republican
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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 describes herself as a socialist. She se ...
, state representative *
Linda McCulloch Linda McCulloch (born December 21, 1954) is an American politician who is formerly the secretary of state of Montana. She was the first woman to serve in that post. She left her previous post as state superintendent of public instruction due to ...
,
Secretary of State of Montana The secretary of state of Montana is one of the elected constitutional officers of executive branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The current secretary of state is Christi Jacobsen. Organization The Secretary of State's Office is composed of fi ...
* Anna Whiting Sorrell, former director of the state Department of Health and Human Services and former state director of the Indian Health Services


Withdrew

*
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 to 2015. Before first running for office in 2006, Wilmer was ...
, state representative *
David Wanzenried David Wanzenried is a Montana politician and Montana State University Billings instructor. He served as the state senator for the 49th district of Montana, representing parts of the city of Missoula and Missoula County from since 2007 to 2015. H ...
, state senator


Declined

*
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, actor and part-time Montana resident * Steve Bullock,
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*
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 A ...
, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction *
Nancy Keenan Nancy Keenan (born February 14, 1952) is an American politician, and was from 2015 until 2019 the executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. Prior to that, she was elected to several terms in the Montana House of Representatives (1983� ...
, former president of
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and former Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction * Monica Lindeen, Montana
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* Stephanie Schriock, president of
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and former chief of staff to Senator
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*
Brian Schweitzer Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democr ...
, former
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* Carol Williams, former Majority Leader of the
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and nominee for
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in
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Endorsements


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


Declared

* Susan Cundiff *
Steve Daines Steven David Daines ( ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since ...
, U.S. Representative and nominee for
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* Champ Edmunds, state representative


Withdrew

* David Leaser, air traffic manager at
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Corey Stapleton Corey Stapleton (born September 17, 1967) is an American politician and musician who served as the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as a member of the Montana Senate, Monta ...
, former state senator and candidate for
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( running for MT-AL)


Declined

*
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John Bohlinger John Bohlinger Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. He ran for the office as a Republican on a bipartisan ticket headed by Democratic gube ...
, former
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(ran as a Democrat) * Tim Fox,
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*
Rick Hill Richard Allan Hill (born December 30, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Montana in 2012. Early life ...
, former U.S. Representative and nominee for
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* Krayton Kerns, state representative *
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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 Rep ...
, former U.S. Representative, former
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* Scott Reichner, state representative (ran for the state senate) * Matthew Rosendale, state senator ( ran for the U.S. House) * Jon Sonju, state senator and nominee for
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in
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* Larry R. Williams, author,
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trader and nominee for the U.S. Senate in
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Ryan Zinke Ryan Keith Zinke ( ; born November 1, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Zinke served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013 and as the U.S. re ...
, former state senator and candidate for
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in
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
( ran for the U.S. House)


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Libertarian nomination


Candidates


Declared

* Roger Roots, nominee for
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in 2012


Independents


Candidates


Declined

*
John Bohlinger John Bohlinger Jr. (born April 21, 1936) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. He ran for the office as a Republican on a bipartisan ticket headed by Democratic gube ...
, former
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 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieutenant governors of Montana * Monta ...
(ran as a Democrat) * Sam Rankin, real estate broker (did not qualify)


General election


Debates


Complete video of debate
October 20, 2014


Predictions


Polling

With Adams
with Baucus
With Bohlinger
With Juneau
With Keenan
With Lindeen
With Schweitzer
With Walsh


Results


Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican


See also

* 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Montana *
2014 United States Senate elections The 2014 United States Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014. A total of 36 seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate were contested. There were 33 Class 2 seats contested for regular six-year terms to be served from January 3, 2015, to Janu ...
*
2014 United States elections Elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. A typical six-year itch midterm election suffered by most second-term presidents, this election saw the Republican ...


Notes


References


External links


U.S. Senate elections in Montana, 2014
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Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
2014 Montana elections