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2016 Montana Secretary of State election Montana Presidential no 2012 Montana Secretary of State election 2012 2020 Montana Secretary of State election 2020 November 8, 2016 File:Corey Stapleton, 2017.jpg Corey Stapleton Republican Party (United States) 277,473 55.49% File:Monica Lindeen 2012 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Monica Lindeen Democratic Party (United States) 204,861 40.97% 2016 Montana secretary of state election results map by county.svg County resultsStapleton: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Lindeen: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Secretary of State Linda McCulloch Democratic Party (United States) Corey Stapleton Republican Party (United States)
The 2016 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Montana. Republican nominee and former member of the Montana Senate from the 27th district Corey Stapleton won the election against Democratic nominee and incumbent Auditor of Montana Monica Lindeen and Libertarian Roger Roots.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=813279 MT Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com January 29, 2017 2023-11-26
Democratic primary
Democratic primary2016 Statewide Primary Election Canvass Montana Secretary of State https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/attachments/2016PrimaryStateCanvass.pdf?dt=1494348815885&dt=1494348873534&dt=1497553987845&dt=1497555053569&dt=1497555121034&dt=1497555299184&dt=1497892315130&dt=1519325848767
Democratic Party (United States)
Monica Lindeen
111,525
100.00 111,525
100.00
Republican primary
Republican primary
Republican Party (United States)
Corey Stapleton
137,252
100.00 137,252
100.00
General election
On election day, November 8, 2016, Republican nominee Corey Stapleton was elected by a margin of 72,612 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Monica Lindeen, gaining Republican control of the Secretary of State's office. Stapleton was sworn in on January 2, 2017.
Results
Montana Secretary of State election, 2016https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=30&year=2016&f=0&off=7&elect=0 2016 Secretary of State General Election Results uselectionatlas.org December 30, 2016 2023-11-26
Republican Party (United States)
Corey Stapleton
277,473
55.49
Democratic Party (United States)
Monica Lindeen
204,861
40.97
Libertarian Party (United States)
Roger Roots
17,687
3.54
500,021
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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