# 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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The 2014 congressional election in Montana was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. Between 1993 and 2023, Montana had one at-large seat in the House.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Steve Daines was first elected in 2012. Instead of running for re-election, he successfully ran for the U.S. Senate election in 2014. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected will serve in the 114th United States Congress from January 3, 2015, until January 3, 2017.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Elsie Arntzen, state representative
* Matt Rosendale, state senator
* Corey Stapleton, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2012
* Drew Turiano, real estate investor and candidate for Secretary of State of Montana in 2012
* Ryan Zinke, former state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012

#### Withdrew

* Brad Johnson, former Secretary of State of Montana (running for Montana Public Service Commission)

#### Declined

* Steve Daines, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Champ Edmunds, state representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Denny Rehberg, former U.S. Representative, former lieutenant governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and 2012
* Scott Reichner, state representative
* Jon Sonju, state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Johnson | Matthew Rosendale | Corey Stapleton | Ryan Zinke | Other | Undecided |
| PPP | November 15–17, 2013 | 469 | ±4.5% | 20% | 9% | 32% | 9% | — | 31% |

### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ryan Zinke | 43,766 | 33.25 |
| | Republican | Corey Stapleton | 38,591 | 29.32 |
| | Republican | Matt Rosendale | 37,965 | 28.84 |
| | Republican | Elsie Arntzen | 9,011 | 6.85 |
| | Republican | Drew Turiano | 2,290 | 1.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,623 | 100 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* John Driscoll, former Public Service Commissioner, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and nominee for the seat in 2008
* John Lewis, former state director for U.S. Senator Max Baucus

#### Withdrew

* Melinda Gopher, writer and candidate for the seat in 2010

#### Declined

* Pam Bucy, Montana Commissioner of Labor and Industry and nominee for Attorney General of Montana in 2012
* Shane Colton, attorney and former commissioner of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
* Amanda Curtis, state representative
* John Engen, Mayor of Missoula
* Kim Gillan, state senator and nominee for the seat in 2012
* Denise Juneau, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Jesse Laslovich, former state senator, Chief Legal Counsel to Montana State Auditor Monica Lindeen and candidate for Attorney General of Montana in 2012
* Monica Lindeen, Montana State Auditor
* Kendall Van Dyk, state senator
* John Walsh, United States Senator former Lieutenant Governor of Montana and former Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Carol Williams, former Majority Leader of the Montana State Senate
* John Patrick Williams, former U.S. Representative
* Whitney Williams, former director of operations for Hillary Clinton
* Franke Wilmer, state representative

### Endorsements

* Max Baucus, former U.S. Senator (D-MT)
* Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana
* Jon Tester, U.S. Senator (D-MT)

### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Lewis | 42,588 | 59.84 |
| | Democratic | John Driscoll | 28,580 | 40.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,168 | 100 |

## Libertarian nomination
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Mike Fellows, businessman and chair of the Libertarian Party of Montana

## Independents
### Candidates
#### Withdrawn

* Shawn White Wolf, counselor for the Montana United Indian Association and candidate for the Montana House of Representatives in 2010

## General election
### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ryan Zinke (R) | John Lewis (D) | Mike Fellows (L) | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | October 23–24, 2014 | 604 | ± 4% | 53% | 41% | — | 6% |
| The MSU-Billings Poll | October 6–11, 2014 | 410 | ± 5% | 40% | 33% | 2% | 25% |
| Gravis Marketing | September 29–30, 2014 | 535 | ± 4% | 51% | 41% | — | 8% |
| Vox Populi Polling | August 3–4, 2014 | 798 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 37% | — | 19% |
| Gravis Marketing | July 20–22, 2014 | 741 | ± 4% | 47% | 35% | 6% | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 15–17, 2013 | 952 | ± 3.2% | 37% | 32% | — | 30% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Johnson (R) | John Lewis (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 15–17, 2013 | 952 | ± 3.2% | 43% | 32% | — | 26% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matthew Rosendale (R) | John Lewis (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 15–17, 2013 | 952 | ± 3.2% | 37% | 32% | — | 31% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Corey Stapleton (R) | John Lewis (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 15–17, 2013 | 952 | ± 3.2% | 44% | 31% | — | 25% |

### Results

Montana's at-large congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ryan Zinke | 203,871 | 55.41% | +2.16% |
| | Democratic | John Lewis | 148,690 | 40.41% | −2.13% |
| | Libertarian | Mike Fellows | 15,402 | 4.18% | +0.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 367,963 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Hill (largest city: Havre)