2024 Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court election

2024 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election
November 5, 2024
 
Nominee Bowen Greenwood Erin Farris-Olsen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 330,503 226,105
Percentage 56.86% 38.90%
Greenwood:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Farris-Olsen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court before election

Bowen Greenwood
Republican

Elected Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court

Bowen Greenwood
Republican

The 2024 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the state of Montana. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Montana. Incumbent Republican Clerk Bowen Greenwood was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Erin Farris-Olsen.[1] Primary elections took place on June 4, 2024.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Bowen Greenwood, incumbent clerk[3]

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bowen Greenwood 83,379 52.65%
Republican Jason Ellsworth 74,999 47.35%
Total votes 158,378 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Jordan Ophus[6]

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erin Farris-Olsen 75,038 82.78%
Democratic Jordan Ophus 15,612 17.22%
Total votes 90,650 100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Montana Supreme Court Clerk election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bowen Greenwood 330,503 56.86%
Democratic Erin Farris-Olsen 226,105 38.90%
Libertarian Roger Roots 24,639 4.24%
Total votes 581,247 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County[7] Bowen Greenwood
Republican 		Erin Farris-Olsen
Democratic 		Roger Roots
Libertarian 		Margin Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Beaverhead 3,862 69.41% 1,458 26.20% 244 4.39% 2,404 43.21% 5,564
Big Horn 1,892 43.23% 2,318 52.96% 167 3.82% -426 -9.73% 4,377
Blaine 1,355 45.87% 1,481 50.14% 118 3.99% -126 -4.27% 2,954
Broadwater 3,533 75.90% 916 19.68% 206 4.43% 2,617 56.22% 4,655
Carbon 4,563 63.52% 2,333 32.48% 287 4.00% 2,230 31.05% 7,183
Carter 718 88.10% 67 8.22% 30 3.68% 651 79.88% 815
Cascade 21,142 58.23% 13,636 37.56% 1,531 4.22% 7,506 20.67% 36,309
Chouteau 1,766 63.39% 919 32.99% 101 3.63% 847 30.40% 2,786
Custer 3,941 70.56% 1,365 24.44% 279 5.00% 2,576 46.12% 5,585
Daniels 720 79.47% 159 17.55% 27 2.98% 561 61.92% 906
Dawson 3,378 75.79% 874 19.61% 205 4.60% 2,504 56.18% 4,457
Deer Lodge 2,014 42.71% 2,478 52.54% 224 4.75% -464 -9.84% 4,716
Fallon 1,220 85.98% 157 11.06% 42 2.96% 1,063 74.91% 1,419
Fergus 4,745 73.33% 1,466 22.65% 260 4.02% 3,279 50.67% 6,471
Flathead 39,374 64.70% 19,102 31.39% 2,380 3.91% 20,272 33.31% 60,856
Gallatin 30,597 46.04% 32,822 49.39% 3,042 4.58% -2,225 -3.35% 66,461
Garfield 695 92.54% 37 4.93% 19 2.53% 658 87.62% 751
Glacier 1,660 33.21% 3,113 62.28% 225 4.50% -1,453 -29.07% 4,998
Golden Valley 425 82.85% 70 13.65% 18 3.51% 355 69.20% 513
Granite 1,433 69.23% 557 26.91% 80 3.86% 876 42.32% 2,070
Hill 3,504 53.49% 2,702 41.25% 345 5.27% 802 12.24% 6,551
Jefferson 5,269 65.20% 2,475 30.63% 337 4.17% 2,794 34.57% 8,081
Judith Basin 987 75.57% 265 20.29% 54 4.13% 722 55.28% 1,306
Lake 9,334 57.15% 6,323 38.72% 675 4.13% 3,011 18.44% 16,332
Lewis and Clark 20,210 49.33% 19,114 46.65% 1,645 4.02% 1,096 2.68% 40,969
Liberty 699 74.20% 208 22.08% 35 3.72% 491 52.12% 942
Lincoln 8,524 74.60% 2,482 21.72% 421 3.68% 6,042 52.87% 11,427
Madison 4,361 70.67% 1,573 25.49% 237 3.84% 2,788 45.18% 6,171
McCone 877 84.00% 130 12.45% 37 3.54% 747 71.55% 1,044
Meagher 816 72.34% 262 23.23% 50 4.43% 554 49.11% 1,128
Mineral 1,896 70.17% 653 24.17% 153 5.66% 1,243 46.00% 2,702
Missoula 25,438 36.26% 41,632 59.34% 3,087 4.40% -16,194 -23.08% 70,157
Musselshell 2,431 82.97% 393 13.41% 106 3.62% 2,038 69.56% 2,930
Park 5,718 50.39% 5,041 44.43% 588 5.18% 677 5.97% 11,347
Petroleum 265 84.39% 40 12.74% 9 2.87% 225 71.66% 314
Phillips 1,678 79.41% 370 17.51% 65 3.08% 1,308 61.90% 2,113
Pondera 1,847 67.71% 790 28.96% 91 3.34% 1,057 38.75% 2,728
Powder River 893 85.45% 119 11.39% 33 3.16% 774 74.07% 1,045
Powell 2,281 72.21% 684 21.65% 194 6.14% 1,597 50.55% 3,159
Prairie 518 78.84% 117 17.81% 22 3.35% 401 61.04% 657
Ravalli 19,602 68.00% 8,120 28.17% 1,103 3.83% 11,482 39.83% 28,825
Richland 4,063 80.46% 768 15.21% 219 4.34% 3,295 65.25% 5,050
Roosevelt 1,760 46.63% 1,848 48.97% 166 4.40% -88 -2.33% 3,774
Rosebud 2,291 63.75% 1,137 31.64% 166 4.62% 1,154 32.11% 3,594
Sanders 5,782 74.26% 1,677 21.54% 327 4.20% 4,105 52.72% 7,786
Sheridan 1,196 68.34% 477 27.26% 77 4.40% 719 41.09% 1,750
Silver Bow 6,933 39.96% 9,573 55.17% 845 4.87% -2,640 -15.22% 17,351
Stillwater 4,500 77.77% 1,056 18.25% 230 3.98% 3,444 59.52% 5,786
Sweet Grass 1,686 73.11% 506 21.94% 114 4.94% 1,180 51.17% 2,306
Teton 2,373 69.20% 933 27.21% 123 3.59% 1,440 41.99% 3,429
Toole 1,452 74.08% 421 21.48% 87 4.44% 1,031 52.60% 1,960
Treasure 353 83.06% 62 14.59% 10 2.35% 291 68.47% 425
Valley 2,750 70.69% 967 24.86% 173 4.45% 1,783 45.84% 3,890
Wheatland 791 75.33% 211 20.10% 48 4.57% 580 55.24% 1,050
Wibaux 419 81.04% 81 15.67% 17 3.29% 338 65.38% 517
Yellowstone 47,973 60.88% 27,567 34.98% 3,260 4.14% 20,406 25.90% 78,800
Totals 330,503 56.86% 226,105 38.90% 24,639 4.24% 104,398 17.96% 581,247

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Greenwood won both congressional districts.[8]

District Greenwood Farris-Olsen Representative
1st 53% 43% Ryan Zinke
2nd 61% 34% Matt Rosendale (118th Congress)
Troy Downing (119th Congress)

References

  1. ^ Local, NonStop (November 5, 2024). "Greenwood leads initial voting results for Clerk of the State Supreme Court". NonStop Local Montana.
  2. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  3. ^ a b [email protected], SEABORN LARSON (May 17, 2024). "Incumbent faces Senate president in MT Supreme Court clerk race". The Independent Record.
  4. ^ a b Jacobsen, Christi (June 4, 2024). "2024 STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS" (PDF). Secretary of State of Montana. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  5. ^ Crisafulli, Jamie (May 23, 2024). "Farris-Olsen is passionate about making courts run efficiently". Glendive Ranger-Review.
  6. ^ Ambarian, Jonathon (May 23, 2024). "Clerk of Montana Supreme Court candidates make case ahead of primary". KTVH.
  7. ^ a b Jacobsen, Christi (November 5, 2024). "2024 STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION CANVASS". Secretary of State of Montana. Archived from the original on September 24, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  8. ^ "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov.
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