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Parents > United States > Montana > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline March 10, 2014 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2014 - 08:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2014 - 09:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2021 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedRBH January 05, 2015 01:28am
Data SourcesMontana Secretary of State
DescriptionIncumbent John Walsh (D) dropped out of the race after reports surfaced that he plagiarized large portions of his final thesis for the United States Army War College. The Democratic Party had until August 20, 2014, to choose a new candidate for the general election. On August 16, the party held a convention in Helena where delegates chose Amanda Curtis as their new nominee.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameMax Baucus Votes348,289 (72.92%)
Term01/03/2009 - 02/06/2014 Margin218,920 (+45.83%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 09, 2014 MT US Senate - Appointment John Walsh
Jun 03, 2014 MT US Senate - D Primary John Walsh
Jun 03, 2014 MT US Senate - R Primary Steve Daines
Aug 16, 2014 MT US Senate - D Replacement Nominee Amanda Curtis
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
John Walsh
Safe 3
Lean 3
Slight 6
2
Steve Daines
Safe 15
Strong 11
Lean 3
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

02/15/2013 10/24/2014

CANDIDATES
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Name Steve Daines Amanda Curtis Roger Roots
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian
Votes213,709 (57.79%) 148,184 (40.07%) 7,933 (2.15%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -65,525 (-17.72%) -205,776 (-55.64%)
Predict Avg.53.00% 35.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gravis Marketing 
10/23-10/24
53.00% (+0.0) 39.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
YouGov 
10/16-10/23
56.00% (+1.0) 38.00% (+4.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
YouGov 
09/20-10/01
55.00% (+2.0) 34.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
YouGov 
08/18-09/02
53.00% (+0.0) 35.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
08/18-08/19
55.00% (+0.0) 35.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
06/21-06/23
49.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
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