MTN News will host a debate on Saturday, October 10, in Montana's 2020 race for the U.S. Senate between Democratic challenger Governor Steve Bullock and Republican incumbent Senator Steve Daines.
The debate will air on all MTN stations at 6 p.m. on Saturday; it will also be available to watch on-demand on all MTN streaming apps. The debate will be moderated by a panel featuring MTN Chief Political Reporter Mike Dennison, Jay Kohn (KTVQ Billings Anchor Emeritus), and Jill Valley (KPAX Missoula/Kalispell Anchor and Reporter).
Daines, 58 years old, is running for re-election to a second term. He won election to the U.S. House in 2012 and then ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014, after then-Sen. Max Baucus decided to retire. Prior to his career in the Senate, Daines was a former executive for RightNow Technologies, a software-development firm founded in Bozeman that sold to Oracle Corp. in 2012 for $1.8 billion. He said he believes key issues in the general election this November will be jobs, the economy, helping small businesses, and getting Montanans back to work.
Bullock, 54, a lawyer and former state attorney general, narrowly won the governorship in 2012 and then won re-election in 2016, defeating current U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, who is running as the Republican candidate against Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney in Montana's governor race. As governor, Bullock helped guide the legislative passage of Medicaid expansion, which has brought government-funded health coverage to 90,000 low-income Montanans, and a major campaign-finance bill that brought disclosure to undisclosed “dark money” in elections in Montana.
You can watch the debate on KRTV on-air; streaming on KRTV.com and the KRTV app; or with the our new streaming app for Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV. Click here for details about how to install and watch the KRTV streaming app.
This is the third in a series of three MTN debates. On September 26, Kathleen Williams and Matt Rosendale met to debate who should hold Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives; click here to watch it. Last weekend, Mike Cooney and Greg Gianforte squared off in Montana governor's race; click here to watch it.
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Key Dates and Deadlines
- Friday, October 2: Early voting begins at 7:00 a.m.
- Monday, October 26: Close of registration
- Tuesday, October 27: Late registration begins. This means that a person must come into the office in person. Prior to this, we will accept registration applications through the mail.
- All ballots must be received by 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 3.
- Currently Montana does not accept a post mark; ballots must be in the office by 8:00 pm on election day.
Register to Vote
Register to vote or check your registration status.
Absentee/Mail-In Voting
1. Request an absentee ballot. Print it out, sign it and mail the request form back to your county board of elections.
2. Receive your ballot in the mail.
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Early In-Person Voting
Any eligible voter can also vote early in-person at their county board of elections, starting on the day after voter registration closes.
In-person Voting
Polls are open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. You need to bring ID. If you don't, you can request a provisional ballot. (ID rules may vary for absentee ballots and first-time voters.)
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are my voting options if I'm a member of the armed forces or overseas? Click here to learn how to vote if you are a member of the armed forces or are otherwise overseas.
