2020 Montana Attorney General election

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| ← 2016 | November 3, 2020 | 2024 →

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Nominee  | Austin Knudsen | Raph Graybill |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 348,322 | 247,025
Percentage  | 58.5% | 41.5%

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County results

Precinct results

Knudsen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Graybill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
No data

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| Attorney General before election

Tim Fox
Republican

| Elected Attorney General

Austin Knudsen
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The 2020 Montana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was re-elected in 2016 with 67.7% of the vote. Fox was term-limited and was ineligible to run for re-election. Fox decided to run for the Governor of Montana election, losing the nomination to Greg Gianforte.[1] Austin Knudsen defeated Jon Bennion in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Raph Graybill in the general election by over 17 points.

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Austin Knudsen, Roosevelt County Attorney, and former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives[2]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Jon Bennion, chief deputy Attorney General[3]

### Results

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Republican primary results  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Austin Knudsen | 116,113  | 59.8%
| Republican | Jon Bennion  | 78,161  | 40.2%
Total votes | 194,274  | 100.0

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Raph Graybill, chief legal counsel to Governor Steve Bullock[3]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Kimberly Dudik, state representative[4]

#### Withdrawn

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* Jim Cossitt, bankruptcy attorney[5][6]

#### Declined

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* John Morrison, former Montana State Auditor[7]

### Results

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Primary results by county:

Graybill

*   50–60%

*   60–70%

*   70–80%

Dudik

*   50–60%

Democratic primary results  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Raph Graybill | 79,772  | 57.1%
| Democratic | Kimberly Dudik | 59,963  | 42.9%
Total votes | 139,735  | 100.0%

## Green primary

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### Candidates

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#### Disqualified

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* Roy Davis[8]

### Results

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Green primary results  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Green | Roy Davis  | 748  | 100.0%
Total votes | 748  | 100.0%

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[9] | Tossup  | June 25, 2020

### Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of October 14, 2020

Candidate (party)  | Total receipts  | Total disbursements  | Cash on hand
Raph Graybill (D)  | $725,288  | $650,110  | $75,178
Austin Knudsen (R)  | $400,167  | $359,831  | $40,336
Source:[10]

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Austin
Knudsen (R)  | Raph
Graybill (D)  | Other

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Raph Graybill[11][1][A] | Released September 3, 2020  | –  | –  | 38% | 38% | 20%

### Results

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Montana Attorney General election, 2020[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Austin Knudsen | 348,322  | 58.51%  | 9.16
| Democratic | Raph Graybill | 247,025  | 41.49%  | 9.16
Total votes  | 595,347  | 100.00%  |
| Republican hold

## References

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1. ^ Dennison, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Attorney General Fox launches gubernatorial bid". KRTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. ^ Drake, Phil (May 20, 2019). "Austin Knudsen enters race for attorney general". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
3. ^ a b DeMarco, Margaret (May 8, 2019). "Great Falls native kicks off campaign for Montana Attorney General". KRTV Great Falls. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
4. ^ Cates-Carney, Corin (December 17, 2018). "Rep Kimberly Dudik Announces Bid For Attorney General's Office". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
5. ^ "KALISPELL ATTORNEY JOINS ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE". Daily Inter Lake. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
6. ^ Drake, Phil (October 8, 2019). "Cossitt drops from 2020 attorney general race". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
7. ^ Dennison, Mike (October 23, 2019). "Montana 2020: Former state auditor considers bid for AG or Supreme Court". Missoula News Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
8. ^ Dennison, Mike (August 19, 2020). "Green Party candidates to remain off Montana ballot this November". Missoula Current. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
9. ^ "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
10. ^ "Attorney General". The Montana Free Press guide. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
11. ^ Raph Graybill
12. ^ "Montana Statewide Election Results". Montana Secretary of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

## Notes

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1. ^ Poll conducted for Graybill's campaign

## External links

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Official campaign websites

* Raph Graybill (D) for Attorney General
* Austin Knudsen (R) for Attorney General

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