Skip to content

2012 governor elections · Montana history

Montana governor election 2012

Steve Bullock DEM +1.6 · held 11/6/12

Votes counted
483,489
Margin
1.6 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in MT
R+13.7same year

General election 11/6/12

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Steve Bullock WonDEM236,45048.91%
Richard A. HillREP228,87947.34%
Ronald Scott VandevenderLIB18,1603.76%
Total483,489

Official source: 2012_General_Canvass.pdf

Other Montana governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2024Greg Gianforte20.2
2020Greg Gianforte12.9
2016Steve Bullock3.9
2012Steve Bullock1.6
2008Brian Schweitzer33.0
2004Brian Schweitzer4.4
2000Judy Martz3.9
1996Marc F. Racicot58.3

Full Montana governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2012 Montana governor race?

Steve Bullock (DEM) won with 48.9% of the vote, ahead of Richard A. Hill (47.3%), a margin of 1.6 points.

Did the Montana governor seat change party in 2012?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2012 Montana governor race?

483,489 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.