title: Electoral history of Steve Bullock
text: # Electoral history of Steve Bullock
  
  This is the electoral history of Steve Bullock, who served as Governor of Montana from 2013 to 2021. He previously served as the Attorney General of Montana from 2009 to 2013. Bullock sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for President, but ended his campaign before voting began. He was a candidate in the 2020 United States Senate election in Montana, losing to incumbent Steve Daines.
  
  ## Montana Attorney General elections
  
  ### 2000
  
  Montana Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Mike McGrath | 61,400 | 70.02% |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock | 26,291 | 29.98% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,691 | 100% |
  
  ### 2008
  
  Montana Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock | 63,276 | 42.04% |
  | | Democratic | Mike Wheat | 54,859 | 36.45% |
  | | Democratic | John Parker | 32,362 | 21.50% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 150,497 | 100% |
  
  Montana Attorney General General Election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock | 245,669 | 52.64% |
  | | Republican | Tim Fox | 220,992 | 47.36% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 466,661 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ## Montana gubernatorial elections
  
  ### 2012
  
  Montana Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock/John Walsh | 76,738 | 86.65% |
  | | Democratic | Heather Margolis/Steve Nelsen | 11,823 | 13.35% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,561 | 100% |
  
  Montana Gubernatorial General Election, 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock/John Walsh | 236,450 | 48.90% |
  | | Republican | Rick Hill/Jon Sonju | 228,879 | 47.34% |
  | | Libertarian | Ron Vandevender/Marc Mulcahy | 18,160 | 3.76% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 483,489 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ### 2016
  
  Montana Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock/Mike Cooney (incumbent) | 111,675 | 91.22% |
  | | Democratic | Bill McChesney/Mike Anderson | 10,744 | 8.78% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,419 | 100% |
  
  Montana Gubernatorial General Election, 2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock/Mike Cooney (incumbent) | 255,933 | 50.25% |
  | | Republican | Greg Gianforte/Lesley Robinson | 236,115 | 46.36% |
  | | Libertarian | Ted Dunlap/Ron Vandevender | 17,312 | 3.39% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 509,360 | 100% |
  | | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
  
  ## 2020 Democratic party presidential primaries
  
  Despite ending his campaign before voting began, Bullock still appeared on the ballot in New Hampshire and Arkansas.
  
  ### New Hampshire
  
  2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bernie Sanders | 76,355 | 25.6 | 9 |
  | Pete Buttigieg | 72,445 | 24.3 | 9 |
  | Amy Klobuchar | 58,774 | 19.7 | 6 |
  | Elizabeth Warren | 27,428 | 9.2 | 0 |
  | Joe Biden | 24,911 | 8.3 | 0 |
  | Tom Steyer | 10,694 | 3.6 | 0 |
  | Tulsi Gabbard | 9,745 | 3.3 | 0 |
  | Andrew Yang | 8,312 | 2.8 | 0 |
  | Michael Bloomberg (write-in) | 4,777 | 1.6 | 0 |
  | Deval Patrick | 1,266 | 0.4 | 0 |
  | Donald Trump (write-in Republican) | 1,219 | 0.4 | 0 |
  | Michael Bennet | 984 | 0.3 | 0 |
  | Joe Sestak (withdrawn) | 190 | 0.1 | 0 |
  | Cory Booker (withdrawn) | 156 | 0.1 | 0 |
  | Kamala Harris (withdrawn) | 129 | 0.0 | 0 |
  | Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | 99 | 0.0 | 0 |
  | Julián Castro (withdrawn) | 83 | 0.0 | 0 |
  | John Delaney (withdrawn) | 83 | 0.0 | 0 |
  | Steve Bullock (withdrawn) | 64 | 0.0 | 0 |
  | Bill Weld (write-in Republican) | 16 | 0.0 | 0 |
  | Various minor candidates | 620 | 0.2 | 0 |
  | Other write-ins | 173 | 0.1 | 0 |
  | Total | 298,523 | 100% | 24 |
  
  ### Arkansas
  
  2020 Arkansas Democratic primary :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Joe Biden | 92,584 | 40.5 | 17 |
  | Bernie Sanders | 51,117 | 22.4 | 9 |
  | Michael Bloomberg | 38,212 | 16.7 | 5 |
  | Elizabeth Warren | 22,860 | 10.0 | |
  | Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn†) | 7,674 | 3.4 | |
  | Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn†) | 7,027 | 3.1 | |
  | Tom Steyer (withdrawn†) | 2,072 | 0.9 | |
  | Tulsi Gabbard | 1,616 | 0.7 | |
  | Kamala Harris (withdrawn) | 736 | 0.3 | |
  | Andrew Yang (withdrawn) | 733 | 0.3 | |
  | Michael Bennet (withdrawn) | 597 | 0.3 | |
  | Cory Booker (withdrawn) | 594 | 0.3 | |
  | Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | 521 | 0.2 | |
  | Steve Bullock (withdrawn) | 503 | 0.2 | |
  | John Delaney (withdrawn) | 465 | 0.2 | |
  | Joe Sestak (withdrawn) | 427 | 0.2 | |
  | Mosie Boyd | 417 | 0.2 | |
  | Julian Castro (withdrawn) | 328 | 0.1 | |
  | Total | 228,483 | 100.0 | 31 |
  
  †Candidate withdrew after early voting started.
  
  ## United States Senate election
  
  ### 2020
  
  United States Senate Democratic Primary in Montana, 2020 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock | 144,949 | 95.5% |
  | | Democratic | John Mues | 3,740 | 2.5% |
  | | Democratic | Mike Knoles (withdrawn) | 3,165 | 2.1% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,854 | 100.0% |
  
  United States Senate election in Montana, 2020 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Steve Daines (incumbent) | 333,174 | 55.01% | -2.78% |
  | | Democratic | Steve Bullock | 272,463 | 44.99% | +4.92% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 605,637 | 100.00% | |
  | | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
  