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Montana gubernatorial election, 2012

Montana gubernatorial election, 2012
Montana
← 2008 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2016 →
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Nominee Steve Bullock Rick Hill
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate John Walsh Jon Sonju
Popular vote 236,450 228,879
Percentage 48.90% 47.34%

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County results

Governor before election

Brian Schweitzer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Steve Bullock
Democratic


Brian Schweitzer
Democratic

Steve Bullock
Democratic

The 2012 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the Governor of Montana. Incumbent Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term.

Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock won the Democratic primary with 87% of the vote and former U.S. Representative Rick Hill won the Republican primary with 34% of the vote. In the general election, Bullock was victorious by 7,571 votes, taking 48.9% of the vote to Hill's 47.3%.


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