Governor Elections 2024 | US Governor Elections | Montana Races
2024 Montana Gubernatorial Election Results
Greg Gianforte
Percent: 58.86%
Votes: 354,569
Ryan Busse
Percent: 38.62%
Votes: 232,644
Race Summary
Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Gianforte was re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger Ryan Busse. Gianforte's victory marked the first time since 1996 that a Republican was re-elected governor in Montana.
Full Results
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 58.86%
Votes: 354,569
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 38.62%
Votes: 232,644
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.52%
Votes: 15,191
Total votes: 602,404
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Results by County
Beaverhead County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 71.72%
Votes: 4,139
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 26.18%
Votes: 1,511
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 121
Total votes: 5,771
Carbon County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 65.46%
Votes: 4,812
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 32.24%
Votes: 2,370
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 169
Total votes: 7,351
Custer County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 72.59%
Votes: 4,203
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 24.47%
Votes: 1,417
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.94%
Votes: 170
Total votes: 5,790
Fallon County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 87.44%
Votes: 1,302
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 10.61%
Votes: 158
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.95%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,489
Garfield County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 94.83%
Votes: 752
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 4.29%
Votes: 34
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 793
Hill County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 57.65%
Votes: 3,910
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 39.31%
Votes: 2,666
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.04%
Votes: 206
Total votes: 6,782
Lewis & Clark County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 51.49%
Votes: 21,678
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 45.98%
Votes: 19,360
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.53%
Votes: 1,065
Total votes: 42,103
McCone County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 85.13%
Votes: 922
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 13.11%
Votes: 142
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.75%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 1,083
Musselshell County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 85.20%
Votes: 2,555
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 12.30%
Votes: 369
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 2,999
Pondera County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 72.07%
Votes: 2,054
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 26.07%
Votes: 743
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 2,850
Ravalli County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 69.60%
Votes: 20,740
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 28.14%
Votes: 8,387
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 673
Total votes: 29,800
Sanders County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 75.68%
Votes: 6,088
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 21.31%
Votes: 1,714
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.01%
Votes: 242
Total votes: 8,044
Sweet Grass County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 75.78%
Votes: 1,805
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 21.41%
Votes: 510
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.81%
Votes: 67
Total votes: 2,382
Valley County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 73.80%
Votes: 3,009
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 23.57%
Votes: 961
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 4,077
Big Horn County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 49.56%
Votes: 2,206
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 47.58%
Votes: 2,118
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.85%
Votes: 127
Total votes: 4,451
Carter County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 91.60%
Votes: 774
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 6.27%
Votes: 53
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.13%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 845
Daniels County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 83.10%
Votes: 787
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 14.78%
Votes: 140
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.11%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 947
Fergus County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 73.79%
Votes: 4,945
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 23.91%
Votes: 1,602
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 154
Total votes: 6,701
Glacier County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 38.37%
Votes: 1,955
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 58.61%
Votes: 2,986
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.02%
Votes: 154
Total votes: 5,095
Jefferson County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 66.17%
Votes: 5,507
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 31.30%
Votes: 2,605
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.54%
Votes: 211
Total votes: 8,323
Liberty County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 78.70%
Votes: 787
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 20.40%
Votes: 204
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 1,000
Meagher County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 76.67%
Votes: 894
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 21.01%
Votes: 245
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.32%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 1,166
Park County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 50.72%
Votes: 5,947
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 46.41%
Votes: 5,442
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.87%
Votes: 336
Total votes: 11,725
Powder River County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 87.59%
Votes: 960
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 11.22%
Votes: 123
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 1,096
Richland County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 82.72%
Votes: 4,324
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 14.31%
Votes: 748
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.97%
Votes: 155
Total votes: 5,227
Sheridan County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 72.30%
Votes: 1,365
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 24.68%
Votes: 466
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.02%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 1,888
Teton County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 73.00%
Votes: 2,612
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 24.90%
Votes: 891
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 3,578
Wheatland County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 79.22%
Votes: 854
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 18.83%
Votes: 203
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.95%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 1,078
Blaine County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 51.42%
Votes: 1,555
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 45.87%
Votes: 1,387
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.71%
Votes: 82
Total votes: 3,024
Cascade County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 62.08%
Votes: 23,339
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 35.44%
Votes: 13,324
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 932
Total votes: 37,595
Dawson County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 77.19%
Votes: 3,553
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 20.12%
Votes: 926
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 124
Total votes: 4,603
Flathead County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 65.88%
Votes: 41,539
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 31.82%
Votes: 20,064
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 1,451
Total votes: 63,054
Golden Valley County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 84.94%
Votes: 440
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 12.93%
Votes: 67
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.12%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 518
Judith Basin County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 80.27%
Votes: 1,090
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 17.23%
Votes: 234
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 1,358
Lincoln County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 75.05%
Votes: 8,820
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 22.41%
Votes: 2,634
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.54%
Votes: 298
Total votes: 11,752
Mineral County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 71.97%
Votes: 2,026
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 25.15%
Votes: 708
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.88%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 2,815
Petroleum County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 86.97%
Votes: 287
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 10.61%
Votes: 35
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 330
Powell County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 73.75%
Votes: 2,413
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 22.46%
Votes: 735
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.79%
Votes: 124
Total votes: 3,272
Roosevelt County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 54.62%
Votes: 2,122
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 42.63%
Votes: 1,656
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 3,885
Silver Bow County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 42.74%
Votes: 7,790
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 54.13%
Votes: 9,866
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.12%
Votes: 569
Total votes: 18,225
Toole County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 80.08%
Votes: 1,632
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 17.42%
Votes: 355
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 51
Total votes: 2,038
Wibaux County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 83.61%
Votes: 454
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 14.18%
Votes: 77
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 543
Broadwater County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 77.59%
Votes: 3,723
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 19.38%
Votes: 930
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.02%
Votes: 145
Total votes: 4,798
Chouteau County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 68.03%
Votes: 1,994
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 30.30%
Votes: 888
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 2,931
Deer Lodge County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 46.22%
Votes: 2,259
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 50.88%
Votes: 2,487
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.91%
Votes: 142
Total votes: 4,888
Gallatin County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 47.06%
Votes: 32,843
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 50.44%
Votes: 35,200
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 1,742
Total votes: 69,785
Granite County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 69.58%
Votes: 1,507
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 28.30%
Votes: 613
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.12%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 2,166
Lake County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 58.97%
Votes: 9,937
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 38.49%
Votes: 6,485
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.54%
Votes: 428
Total votes: 16,850
Madison County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 71.25%
Votes: 4,611
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 26.67%
Votes: 1,726
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.09%
Votes: 135
Total votes: 6,472
Missoula County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 38.00%
Votes: 27,670
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 59.58%
Votes: 43,378
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 1,762
Total votes: 72,810
Phillips County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 81.48%
Votes: 1,786
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 16.79%
Votes: 368
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 2,192
Prairie County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 78.49%
Votes: 540
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 18.17%
Votes: 125
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.34%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 688
Rosebud County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 66.86%
Votes: 2,469
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 30.57%
Votes: 1,129
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.57%
Votes: 95
Total votes: 3,693
Stillwater County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 79.58%
Votes: 4,709
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 18.18%
Votes: 1,076
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 132
Total votes: 5,917
Treasure County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 85.91%
Votes: 384
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 10.51%
Votes: 47
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 3.58%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 447
Yellowstone County
Greg Gianforte (REP)
Percent: 62.95%
Votes: 51,191
Ryan Busse (DEM)
Percent: 34.38%
Votes: 27,956
Kaiser Leib (LIB)
Percent: 2.67%
Votes: 2,174
Total votes: 81,321