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> United States > Montana > Senate Class II

Office

Senate

Type

General 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

Contributor

Ashley

Last Modified

RBH January 05, 2015 01:28am

Data Sources

Montana Secretary of State

Description

Incumbent 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
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/04/2008
	Name	Max Baucus	Votes	348,289 (72.92%)
	Term	01/03/2009 - 02/06/2014	Margin	218,920 (+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