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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Montana: Secretaries of State</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Hogan</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hays.html#515.26.35">George M. Hays</a> 1901-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#491.64.13">Abraham N. Yoder</a> 1905-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swindall-swoope.html#247.54.38">Thomas M. Swindlehurst</a> 1911-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/albritton-aldous.html#934.14.26">Adelbert M. Alderson</a> 1913-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart2.html#728.37.00">Charles T. Stewart</a> 1917-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#817.40.87">Robert N. Hawkins</a> 1922-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powers.html#972.70.87">William Powers</a> 1927-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#186.64.07">John W. Mountjoy</a> 1928 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harmon.html#890.91.78">Wilfred E. Harmon</a> 1929-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell8.html#712.31.05">Sam W. Mitchell</a> 1933-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#047.29.85">Steve C. Arnold</a> 1955-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray3.html#016.91.13">Frank Murray</a> 1957-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#834.71.06">Jim Waltermire</a> 1981-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html#806.72.76">Verner Bertelsen</a> 1988-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooney-coop.html#222.88.01">Mike Cooney</a> 1989-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#674.78.29">Bob Brown</a> 2001-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> 2005-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcculloch.html#662.05.85">Linda McCulloch</a> 2009-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#026.92.97">Corey Stapleton</a> 2017-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobsen-jalbert.html#496.09.53">Christi Jacobsen</a> 2021- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1896: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hogan.html#225.32.44">Thomas S. Hogan</a> (Populist), elected. <li> 1911 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#491.64.13">Abraham N. Yoder</a>, died in office. <li> 1911 Aug 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swindall-swoope.html#247.54.38">Thomas M. Swindlehurst</a>, appointed. <li> 1922 Mar 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stewart2.html#728.37.00">Charles T. Stewart</a>, resigned. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harmon.html#890.91.78">Wilfred E. Harmon</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#186.64.07">John W. Mountjoy</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1955 Jun 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell8.html#712.31.05">Sam W. Mitchell</a>, died in office. <li> 1960 Jun 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray3.html#016.91.13">Frank Murray</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 1960 Jun 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leszynski-levi.html#281.03.14">Albert E. Leuthold</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1960 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray3.html#016.91.13">Frank Murray</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leszynski-levi.html#281.03.14">Albert E. Leuthold</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1988 Apr 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsworth-walther.html#834.71.06">Jim Waltermire</a>, died in office. <li> 2004 Jun 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), nominated. <li> 2004 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 2008 Jun 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcculloch.html#662.05.85">Linda McCulloch</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 2008 Jun 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), nominated. <li> 2008 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcculloch.html#662.05.85">Linda McCulloch</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shantz-sharon.html#183.83.20">Sieglinde Sharbono</a> (Constitution), defeated. <li> 2012 Jun 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcculloch.html#662.05.85">Linda McCulloch</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 2012 Jun 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#716.99.97">Scott Aspenlieder</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/louanner-louwet.html#379.83.70">Patty L. Lovaas</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#301.56.32">Drew Turiano</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2012 Jun 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#725.28.96">Roger Roots</a> (Libertarian), nominated unopposed. <li> 2012 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcculloch.html#662.05.85">Linda McCulloch</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#725.28.96">Roger Roots</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 2016 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#026.92.97">Corey Stapleton</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#425.23.57">Monica J. Lindeen</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#725.28.96">Roger Roots</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 2020 Jun 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett1.html#887.58.53">Bryce Bennett</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 2020 Jun 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobsen-jalbert.html#496.09.53">Christi Jacobsen</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html#322.25.08">Scott Sales</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#909.48.59">Brad Johnson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#176.01.21">Forrest J. 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