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Polls In The State Of Montana Leading Upto The November 6, 2012 General Election

Montana - Presidential

Obama       45%
Romney     53%
Rasmussen Reports
October 17, 2012

Obama      42%
Romney    51%
Mason-Dixon
September 24, 2012

Obama      42%
Romney    51%
The Lee Newspapers / Mason-Dixon
September 17-19, 2012
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Montana - U.S. Senate

Tester [D]     48%
Rehberg [R]  48%
Rasmussen Reports
October 16, 2012

Montana - Governor

Bullock [D]     42%
Hill [R]           43%
Mason-Dixon
October 11, 2012, 2012

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United States Senators of the State of Montana
Max Baucus (D)
Jon Tester (D)

United States Representatives of the State of Montana
Montana-At-Large: 1
Republican Party: 1

Governor of the State of Montana
Brian Schweitzer (D)

State Senate of the State of Montana
Total number of Senators: 50
Republican Party: 28
Democratic Party: 22

State House of the State of Montana
Total number of Representatives: 100
Republican Party: 68
Democratic Party: 32

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS AND STATE POLITICS

Both United States senators and governor of the State of Montana are Democrats. Nevertheless, for purposes of the presidential election 2012 we would describe Montana as a Red State, a Republican State.

Presidential Election 2012

The Electoral College as presently constituted has 538 members. In accordance with the size of its population the State of Montana is a single district At-Large state and is  allotted 3 electoral votes.  Montana being a winner-takes-all state the winning candidate will receive all 3 votes. [U.S. Electoral College, 2011]

Presidential Election 2008

Senator McCain won the State of Montana by receiving 49.43% of the vote to senator Obama's 47.17%. [Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,2011]

U.S. Senate Election in Montana, 2012

Candidates
Jon Tester [D] (U.S. Senator)
Denny Rehberg [R]
Don Cox [Libertarian]

Mr. Tester is the incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator from Montana and is running for a second term.

Mr. Rehberg represents the At-Large Montana congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives Election in Montana, 2012

Montana has one At-Large congressional district. The state did not gain any additional congressional districts from the 2010 census.

Candidates
Kim Gillian [D]
Steve Daines [R]
David Kaiser [Libertarian]

The At-Large congressional district in Montana is an open seat.
Incumbent U.S. Rep Denny Rehberg is not running for reelection. Instead, he is running for U.S. Senate seat from Montana.

Ms. Gillian is a member of the Montana state senate since 2004. Prior to that she has been a Member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2004.

Mr. Daines is a political activist and was the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2008.

Gubernatorial Election in Montana, 2012

Candidates
Steve Bullock [D]
Rick Hill [R]
Ron Vandervendor [Libertarian]
Bill Coate [Independent]

The incumbent two-term Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer is term limited and is prohibited from seeking a third term under the Montana constitution.

Mr. Bullock is the current Attorney General of Montana.
Mr. Hill is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana.


NEWS IN BRIEF

Montana Primary Election Results

[July 4, 2012]
Montana primary elections were held on June 5, 2012.

In the Republican U.S. Senate primary U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg won easily and will challange incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester in the November 6, 2012 election.

In the Democratic primary for the open At-Large Montana congressional district, state senator Kim Gillian won easily.
Steve Daines who was the GOP nominee for Lieutenant governor in 2008 won the Republican primary and will face off with Ms. Gillian in November.

Montana gubernatorial race is for an open seat. Incumbent Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer is term limited.
State Attorney General Steve Bullock won the Democratic Party primary. He will face off in the general election  with former U.S. Rep. Rich Hill who won the Republican Party primary.
[References: Montana Secretary of State, 2012 Election Center: Wikipedia the free encyclopedia, 2012]

U.S. Senate Election 2012

[05-29-2012]
Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester will be running for a second term.

Six term Congressman Denny Rehberg  and farmer Dennis Teske are seeking the Republican Party nomination.

Retired businessman Jerry McConnell is the Libertarian candidate.

The Republican primary is set for June 5, 2012.

There will  be a Gubernatorial Election in 2012 in Montana State.

Two-term incumbent Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer  is term limited. The Montana Constitution prohibits him from seeking a third term.

State Attorney General Steve Bullock has announced that he will be seeking the Democratic Party nomination. Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger is also a viable potential democratic Party candidate.

On the Republican side, former U.S. Representative Rick Hill leads a large group of declared GOP Candidates.
[Parts of the above information was obtained from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , 2011]