2020 Montana gubernatorial election

Candidates Nominee • Mike Cooney, lieutenant governor of Montana and former Secretary of State of Montana and candidate in 2000 • Running mate: Casey Schreiner, minority leader of the Montana House of Representatives Eliminated in primary • Whitney Williams, businesswoman and daughter of former U.S. Representative Pat Williams • Running mate: Buzz Mattelin, farmer and president of the National Barley Growers Association Withdrawn • Reilly Neill, former state representative • Casey Schreiner, minority leader of the Montana House of Representatives (running for lieutenant governor) Declined • Ryan Busse, businessman • Wilmot Collins, mayor of Helena and former 2020 candidate for the U.S. Senate • John Heenan, attorney and candidate for Montana's at-large congressional district in 2018 • Brian Schweitzer, former governor of Montana (endorsed Williams) • Kathleen Williams, former state representative and nominee for Montana's at-large congressional district in 2018 (running for the U.S. House) Endorsements {{Endorsements box Statewide politicians • Jacob Bachmeier, state representative • Steve Bullock, incumbent governor of Montana and former candidate for president in 2020 • Mary Ann Dunwell, state representative • Moffie Funk, state representative Organizations • AFL–CIO Montana • International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 190 Polling Polls with a sample size of <100 have their sample size entries marked in red to indicate a lack of reliability. Results ==Republican primary==

Candidates Nominee • Greg Gianforte, incumbent U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district and nominee for governor of Montana in 2016 :*Running mate: Kristen Juras, businesswoman and attorney Eliminated in primary • Tim Fox, Attorney General of Montana :*Running mate: Jon Knokey, former state representative • Albert Olszewski, state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 Withdrawn • Gary Perry, former state senator • Corey Stapleton, Secretary of State of Montana, candidate for governor of Montana in 2012 and candidate for the U.S. House in 2014 (running for the U.S. House) • Pete Ziehli • Ryan Zinke, former United States Secretary of Interior and former U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district Endorsements Polling Polls with a sample size of <100 have their sample size entries marked in red to indicate a lack of reliability. Results ==Other candidates==

Libertarian Party Nominee • Lyman Bishop, founder and CEO of Hoplite Armor • Running mate: John Nesper Withdrawn • Ron Vandevender, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2016 and nominee for governor in 2012 Green Party Disqualified • Robert Barb • Running mate: Joshua Thomas Results ==General election==

Debate Predictions Endorsements Polling with Mike Cooney, Tim Fox, Greg Gianforte, Albert Olszewski, Ron Vandevender and Whitney Williams with Mike Cooney, Tim Fox, Greg Gianforte, Reilly Neill, Albert Olszewski, Gary Perry, Casey Schreiner and Whitney Williams with Tim Fox, Matt Rosendale, Corey Stapleton, Kathleen Williams and Whitney Williams Results By county Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Cascade (largest city: Great Falls) • Hill (largest city: Havre) • Lake (largest city: Polson) • Park (largest city: Livingston) ==Notes==