Senate Elections 2020 | US Senate Elections | Montana Races
2020 Montana U.S. Senate Election Results
Steve Daines
Percent: 55.01%
Votes: 333,174
Steve Bullock
Percent: 44.99%
Votes: 272,463
Race Summary
In the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Montana, which took place on November 3, Republican incumbent Steve Daines won a second term by defeating Democratic Governor Steve Bullock, receiving 55.01% of the vote compared to Bullock's 44.99%. Bullock's late entry into the race made it one of the most competitive and costly Senate races of the election cycle, with Democrats spending $82 million and Republicans $63 million. Despite facing a prominent challenger, Daines achieved a convincing victory, marking the first time a Republican incumbent senator was re-elected to this seat in Montana.
Full Results
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 55.01%
Votes: 333,174
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 44.99%
Votes: 272,463
Total votes: 605,637
State Map
Results by County
Beaverhead County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 66.64%
Votes: 3,775
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 33.36%
Votes: 1,890
Total votes: 5,665
Carbon County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 62.96%
Votes: 4,404
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 37.04%
Votes: 2,591
Total votes: 6,995
Custer County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 68.17%
Votes: 3,995
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 31.83%
Votes: 1,865
Total votes: 5,860
Fallon County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 85.09%
Votes: 1,341
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 14.91%
Votes: 235
Total votes: 1,576
Garfield County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 90.98%
Votes: 736
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 9.02%
Votes: 73
Total votes: 809
Hill County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 51.86%
Votes: 3,746
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 48.14%
Votes: 3,477
Total votes: 7,223
Lewis & Clark County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 48.35%
Votes: 20,554
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 51.65%
Votes: 21,955
Total votes: 42,509
McCone County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 84.24%
Votes: 946
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 15.76%
Votes: 177
Total votes: 1,123
Musselshell County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 81.31%
Votes: 2,341
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 18.69%
Votes: 538
Total votes: 2,879
Pondera County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 64.33%
Votes: 1,933
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 35.67%
Votes: 1,072
Total votes: 3,005
Ravalli County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 65.47%
Votes: 18,706
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 34.53%
Votes: 9,868
Total votes: 28,574
Sanders County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 71.12%
Votes: 5,395
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 28.88%
Votes: 2,191
Total votes: 7,586
Sweet Grass County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 74.58%
Votes: 1,834
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 25.42%
Votes: 625
Total votes: 2,459
Valley County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 69.34%
Votes: 2,953
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 30.66%
Votes: 1,306
Total votes: 4,259
Big Horn County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 43.94%
Votes: 2,106
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 56.06%
Votes: 2,687
Total votes: 4,793
Carter County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 89.08%
Votes: 767
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 10.92%
Votes: 94
Total votes: 861
Daniels County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 76.41%
Votes: 787
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 23.59%
Votes: 243
Total votes: 1,030
Fergus County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 72.64%
Votes: 4,746
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 27.36%
Votes: 1,788
Total votes: 6,534
Glacier County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 29.50%
Votes: 1,687
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 70.50%
Votes: 4,032
Total votes: 5,719
Jefferson County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 63.70%
Votes: 5,206
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 36.30%
Votes: 2,967
Total votes: 8,173
Liberty County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 72.52%
Votes: 789
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 27.48%
Votes: 299
Total votes: 1,088
Meagher County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 72.63%
Votes: 812
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 27.37%
Votes: 306
Total votes: 1,118
Park County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 50.32%
Votes: 5,841
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 49.68%
Votes: 5,766
Total votes: 11,607
Powder River County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 84.17%
Votes: 957
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 15.83%
Votes: 180
Total votes: 1,137
Richland County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 80.63%
Votes: 4,669
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 19.37%
Votes: 1,122
Total votes: 5,791
Sheridan County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 67.00%
Votes: 1,356
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 33.00%
Votes: 668
Total votes: 2,024
Teton County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 68.56%
Votes: 2,541
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 31.44%
Votes: 1,165
Total votes: 3,706
Wheatland County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 74.50%
Votes: 789
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 25.50%
Votes: 270
Total votes: 1,059
Blaine County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 42.84%
Votes: 1,343
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 57.16%
Votes: 1,792
Total votes: 3,135
Cascade County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 55.73%
Votes: 22,312
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 44.27%
Votes: 17,727
Total votes: 40,039
Dawson County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 75.35%
Votes: 3,634
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 24.65%
Votes: 1,189
Total votes: 4,823
Flathead County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 63.06%
Votes: 37,861
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 36.94%
Votes: 22,180
Total votes: 60,041
Golden Valley County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 80.36%
Votes: 405
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 19.64%
Votes: 99
Total votes: 504
Judith Basin County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 76.11%
Votes: 1,026
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 23.89%
Votes: 322
Total votes: 1,348
Lincoln County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 72.45%
Votes: 8,490
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 27.55%
Votes: 3,228
Total votes: 11,718
Mineral County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 68.01%
Votes: 1,735
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 31.99%
Votes: 816
Total votes: 2,551
Petroleum County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 85.47%
Votes: 300
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 14.53%
Votes: 51
Total votes: 351
Powell County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 70.53%
Votes: 2,240
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 29.47%
Votes: 936
Total votes: 3,176
Roosevelt County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 46.89%
Votes: 1,891
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 53.11%
Votes: 2,142
Total votes: 4,033
Silver Bow County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 35.28%
Votes: 6,641
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 64.72%
Votes: 12,183
Total votes: 18,824
Toole County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 71.97%
Votes: 1,528
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 28.03%
Votes: 595
Total votes: 2,123
Wibaux County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 82.38%
Votes: 491
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 17.62%
Votes: 105
Total votes: 596
Broadwater County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 75.60%
Votes: 3,107
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 24.40%
Votes: 1,003
Total votes: 4,110
Chouteau County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 60.59%
Votes: 1,813
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 39.41%
Votes: 1,179
Total votes: 2,992
Deer Lodge County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 39.35%
Votes: 1,921
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 60.65%
Votes: 2,961
Total votes: 4,882
Gallatin County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 44.60%
Votes: 31,829
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 55.40%
Votes: 39,540
Total votes: 71,369
Granite County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 64.73%
Votes: 1,360
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 35.27%
Votes: 741
Total votes: 2,101
Lake County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 53.91%
Votes: 8,964
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 46.09%
Votes: 7,664
Total votes: 16,628
Madison County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 67.06%
Votes: 4,103
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 32.94%
Votes: 2,015
Total votes: 6,118
Missoula County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 35.56%
Votes: 25,529
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 64.44%
Votes: 46,268
Total votes: 71,797
Phillips County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 79.69%
Votes: 1,895
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 20.31%
Votes: 483
Total votes: 2,378
Prairie County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 78.45%
Votes: 586
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 21.55%
Votes: 161
Total votes: 747
Rosebud County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 64.55%
Votes: 2,436
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 35.45%
Votes: 1,338
Total votes: 3,774
Stillwater County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 76.08%
Votes: 4,370
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 23.92%
Votes: 1,374
Total votes: 5,744
Treasure County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 81.03%
Votes: 376
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 18.97%
Votes: 88
Total votes: 464
Yellowstone County
Steve Daines (REP)
Percent: 58.59%
Votes: 49,276
Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 41.41%
Votes: 34,833
Total votes: 84,109