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Montana: Secretaries of State


Montana Secretaries of State, 1889-2022 (May be incomplete!)
Louis Rotwitt 1889-97 Thomas S. Hogan 1897-1901 George M. Hays 1901-05 Abraham N. Yoder 1905-11 Thomas M. Swindlehurst 1911-13 Adelbert M. Alderson 1913-17 Charles T. Stewart 1917-22 Robert N. Hawkins 1922-27 William Powers 1927-28 John W. Mountjoy 1928 Wilfred E. Harmon 1929-32 Sam W. Mitchell 1933-55 Steve C. Arnold 1955-57 Frank Murray 1957-81 Jim Waltermire 1981-88 Verner Bertelsen 1988-89 Mike Cooney 1989-2001 Bob Brown 2001-05 Brad Johnson 2005-09 Linda McCulloch 2009-17 Corey Stapleton 2017-21 Christi Jacobsen 2021-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1896: Thomas S. Hogan (Populist), elected.
  • 1911 Aug 6: Abraham N. Yoder, died in office.
  • 1911 Aug 26: Thomas M. Swindlehurst, appointed.
  • 1922 Mar 4: Charles T. Stewart, resigned.
  • 1928 Nov 6: Wilfred E. Harmon (Rep), elected; John W. Mountjoy (Dem), defeated.
  • 1955 Jun 25: Sam W. Mitchell, died in office.
  • 1960 Jun 7: Frank Murray (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 1960 Jun 7: Albert E. Leuthold (Rep), nominated unopposed.
  • 1960 Nov 8: Frank Murray (Dem), elected; Albert E. Leuthold (Rep), defeated.
  • 1988 Apr 8: Jim Waltermire, died in office.
  • 2004 Jun 8: Brad Johnson (Rep), nominated.
  • 2004 Nov 2: Brad Johnson (Rep), elected.
  • 2008 Jun 3: Linda McCulloch (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 2008 Jun 3: Brad Johnson (Rep), nominated.
  • 2008 Nov 4: Linda McCulloch (Dem), elected; Brad Johnson (Rep), elected; Sieglinde Sharbono (Constitution), defeated.
  • 2012 Jun 5: Linda McCulloch (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 2012 Jun 5: Brad Johnson (Rep), nominated; Scott Aspenlieder (Rep), defeated in primary; Patty L. Lovaas (Rep), defeated in primary; Drew Turiano (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 2012 Jun 5: Roger Roots (Libertarian), nominated unopposed.
  • 2012 Nov 6: Linda McCulloch (Dem), elected; Brad Johnson (Rep), defeated; Roger Roots (Libertarian), defeated.
  • 2016 Nov 8: Corey Stapleton (Rep), elected; Monica J. Lindeen (Dem), defeated; Roger Roots (Libertarian), defeated.
  • 2020 Jun 2: Bryce Bennett (Dem), nominated unopposed.
  • 2020 Jun 2: Christi Jacobsen (Rep), nominated; Scott Sales (Rep), defeated in primary; Brad Johnson (Rep), defeated in primary; Forrest J. Mandeville (Rep), defeated in primary; Bowen Greenwood (Rep), defeated in primary; Kurt Johnson (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 2020 Nov 3: Christi Jacobsen (Rep), elected; Bryce Bennett (Dem), defeated.
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