Montana gubernatorial election, 2000

Montana gubernatorial election, 2000
Montana
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Judy Martz Mark O'Keefe
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 209,135 193,131
Percentage 50.98% 47.08%
Governor before election

Marc Racicot
Republican

 Elected Governor

Judy Martz
Republican

Elections in Montana

The 2000 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Governor of Montana Marc Racicot, who was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Judy Martz, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana under Racicot for four years, won the Republican primary, and advanced to the general election, where she faced Mark O'Keefe, the Montana State Auditor and the Democratic nominee. Despite the fact that George W. Bush, the Republican nominee for president in 2000 won the state in a landslide, the race between Martz and O'Keefe was close. However, Martz managed to narrowly defeat him to win her first and only term as governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark O'Keefe 46,294 48.04
Democratic Joseph Mazurek 34,385 35.69
Democratic Mike Cooney 15,677 16.27
Total votes 96,356 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Martz 64,278 56.88
Republican Rob Natelson 48,738 43.12
Total votes 113,016 100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 2000[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Judy Martz 209,135 50.98% -28.18%
Democratic Mark O'Keefe 193,131 47.08% +26.25%
Libertarian Stan Jones 7,926 1.93%
Majority 16,004 3.90% -54.43%
Turnout 410,192
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "2000 Statewide Primary Canvass - June 6, 2000" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2000 Statewide General Canvass – November 7, 2000" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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