Members of Congress

Statewide offices

Legislative leaders

31 Members of the Montana Senate

67 Members of the Montana House of Representatives

Committees

State Central Committee is made up by the county chairman, state committeemen and committee women, and finance chairman for each county. This committee is the governing body the Montana GOP and makes up all the rules and policies for the state party. State Executive Committee is made up of many members such as state chairman, vice chairman, national committeeman and committeewoman, statewide elected federal and state officeholders, elected Republican Public Service Commissioners, the highest-ranking Republican leader from state Senate and House of Representatives, and many other Republican groups or clubs within Montana. The main purpose of this committee is to execute policies and programs of the Montana GOP between the State Central Committees. The terms of these members last as long as the chairman's term and can also end by resignation or removal. County Central Committee is found in each county in Montana and only consists of elected or appointed committeemen and committeewomen from each precinct of the county and hold officer for two years. The committee elects county chairman and vice chairman, secretary and treasurer, state and Congressional committeeman and committee woman, finance chairman, and anything else that seems important. It can adopt its own rules and come up with a county executive committee that executes the counties rules and policies. There are also other committees such as the Rules Committee. The members are appointed by the chairman and they consider or recommend rules and rule changes. Any other special committee such as the Rules Committee can be appointed by the chairman if needed.^[4]

Elected officers

Chairman is the leader of the party and is responsible of the hiring and firing of any employees. The chairman can appoint all committees except the executive committee. The chairman has the power of supervision and management. The chairman also works with the treasurer to make sure the right resources are provided. Vice chairman performs all the duties assigned by the chairman. Secretary keeps the minutes for all meetings and anything assigned by the chairman. Treasurer controls the financial record keeping and practices of the party. Assistant treasurer is there to become familiar with the responsibilities of the treasurer and will perform any duties assigned by the chairman and treasurer.^[4]

Appointed officers

Executive director is appointed by the chairman after approval from the executive committee. The main duty is to preserve all permanent records of the State Central Committee and any other duty assigned by the chairman. finance chairman is appointed exactly like the executive director. The main duty of this officer is to raise funds for the Republican Party.

General Counsel is also appointed the same way as the first two officers. The main duty of the General Counsel is to advise the chairman, State Central Committee, and all other officers and committees on all legal matters. The General Counsel is licensed to practice law within the state.

There can be other types of officers that are appointed by the chairman. These types are only appointed if needed for a particular purpose.^[4]

Nominations

The State Central Committee will appoint a nominee to fill a vacancy for a party candidate and the person who receives the most votes is the nominee. If one or two Congressional Districts for the state need to be filled, a committee appointed by the County Central Committee will make the appointment and the person with the most votes wins the nomination. The votes entitled to the certain members shall be weighted by comparing the Republican primary vote in each county and the Republican primary vote for the office being voted for. For each two percent or less of the total vote, there are four votes awarded to the county. Anything higher than two percent will be awarded an extra vote. The delegates at the meetings will divide the votes to each county and then the delegates will individually cast their votes.^[4]

Benjamin Potts

Potts was a Republican governor of Montana Territory who worked with Democrat political and business leaders to sustain a successful program of financial responsibility and economy of government during a boom period in Montana's territorial era. He was the longest-serving territorial governor in U.S. history.^[8]

Wilbur F. Sanders

Sanders was a lawyer, Civil War veteran that was considered to be known as the essence of Montana Republicanism.^[9]

Jeannette Rankin

Rankin was a Republican from Montana and was also an important figure with the women's suffrage movement. Her efforts were rewarded when Montana gave women the right to vote in 1914. In 1916 she was the first woman to be elected to Congress. During her term in Congress she voted against U.S. entry in World War I. She left Congress in 1919 but was reelected in 1940. Once again she voted for peace and opposed U.S. entry in World War II.^[10]

Presidential

Gubernatorial

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Montana Republican Party gubernatorial election results

Election	Gubernatorial candidate	Votes	Vote %	Result
1889	Thomas C. Power	18,991	49.04%	Lost N
1892	John E. Rickards	18,187	41.17%	Won Y
1896	Alexander C. Botkin	14,993	29.01%	Lost N
1900	David S. Folsom	22,691	35.56%	Lost N
1904	William Lindsay	26,957	40.99%	Lost N
1908	Edward Donlan	30,792	45.16%	Lost N
1912	Harry L. Wilson	22,950	28.77%	Lost N
1916	Frank J. Edwards	76,547	44.10%	Lost N
1920	Joseph M. Dixon	111,113	59.74%	Won Y
1924	Joseph M. Dixon	74,126	42.59%	Lost N
1928	Wellington D. Rankin	79,777	41.08%	Lost N
1932	Frank A. Hazelbaker	101,105	46.73%	Lost N
1936	Frank A. Hazelbaker	108,914	48.12%	Lost N
1940	Sam C. Ford	124,435	50.67%	Won Y
1944	Sam C. Ford	116,461	56.36%	Won Y
1948	Sam C. Ford	97,792	43.86%	Lost N
1952	J. Hugo Aronson	134,423	50.96%	Won Y
1956	J. Hugo Aronson	138,878	51.37%	Won Y
1960	Donald Grant Nutter	154,230	55.11%	Won Y
1964	Tim Babcock	144,113	51.29%	Won Y
1968	Tim Babcock	116,432	41.87%	Lost N
1972	Ed Smith	146,231	45.88%	Lost N
1976	Bob Woodahl	115,848	36.58%	Lost N
1980	Jack Ramirez	160,892	44.63%	Lost N
1984	Pat M. Goodover	100,070	26.41%	Lost N
1988	Stan Stephens	190,604	51.93%	Won Y
1992	Marc Racicot	209,401	51.35%	Won Y
1996	Marc Racicot	320,768	79.17%	Won Y
2000	Judy Martz	209,135	50.98%	Won Y
2004	Bob Brown	205,313	46.02%	Lost N
2008	Roy Brown	158,268	32.52%	Lost N
2012	Rick Hill	228,879	47.34%	Lost N
2016	Greg Gianforte	236,115	46.35%	Lost N
2020	Greg Gianforte	328,548	54.43%	Won Y

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