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Montana, United States
Montana US Presidential Election 2024: The United States voted for the presidential elections on November 5.
The voting was held across the 50 states in the country and the Republican Party emerged victorious as President-elect Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
All about the state of Montana
Montana is located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States and shares borders with Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
The total population of Montana is approximately 1.1 million and around 77.5 per cent of the population is currently registered voters, which makes it more than 7,41,000.
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In 1992, Bill Clinton was the last elected Democratic presidential nominee in Montana. After that, Montana has always remained in favour of Republican candidates and even made the bid of former US president Barack Obama in 2008 unsuccessful.
How many Senate seats went for election in the state? Who were the candidates?
Incumbent Jon Tester (Democratic) contested against Tim Sheehy (Republican) in the general election for the one seat of the United States Senate in Montana on November 5.
How many House of Representatives seats are going for election in the state? Who are the candidates?
The House of Representatives elections were held in Montana on November 5 and two candidates were elected from each of the two US House districts of the state.
District 1
- Ryan K. Zinke (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Monica Tranel (Democratic Party)
- Dennis Hayes (Libertarian Party)
District 2
- John B. Driscoll (Democratic Party)
- Troy Downing (Republican Party)
- Reilly Neill (Democratic Party) (Write-in)
- John Metzger (Independent) (Write-in)
Who won the presidential election in the state in 2020?
In the 2020 presidential elections, Donald Trump emerged winner in Montana with 343,602, defeating US President Joe Biden.
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Results of 2024 election
In the presidential elections, Trump won over Harris in Montana. In the Senate elections, Tim Sheehy (Republican) defeated Jon Tester (Democratic) by garnering 271,806 votes.
In the House of Representatives elections, Ryan Zinke (Republican) defeated Monica Tranel (Democratic) in District 1 and Troy Downing (Republican) won over John Driscoll (Democratic) in District 2.
(With inputs from agencies)