2020 Montana Secretary of State election

The 2020 Montana Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the secretary of state of the U.S. state of Montana. Incumbent Republican Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton was elected in 2016 with 55.5% of the vote. Stapleton announced he would not seek re-election, instead running unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the open U.S. House seat in Montana.

Nominee

 * Christi Jacobsen, chief of staff to Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton

Eliminated in primary

 * Bowen Greenwood, clerk for the Montana State Supreme Court
 * Brad Johnson, Montana Public Service Commissioner and former Montana Secretary of State (2005–2009)
 * Kurt Johnson
 * Forrest Mandeville, state representative
 * Scott Sales, president of the Montana State Senate

Declined

 * Corey Stapleton, incumbent Montana Secretary of State

Results
[[File:2020 Montana Secretary of State Republican primary.svg|thumb|200px|Primary results by county: {{legend|#ed8783|Jacobsen}}

{{legend|#fdeeee|20–30%}}

{{legend|#fbdedd|30–40%}} {{legend|#c88fe4|Sales}}

{{legend|#f8effe|20–30%}}

{{legend|#f2dffc|30–40%}}

{{legend|#dcb7ef|40–50%}}

{{legend|#c88fe4|50–60%}} {{legend|#7bc7ae|Johnson}}

{{legend|#ecf9f4|20–30%}}

{{legend|#d8f3ea|30–40%}} {{legend|#d79346|Mandeville}}

{{legend|#c56900|60–70%}} ]]

Declared

 * Bryce Bennett, state senator