James Dean (Montana)

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James Dean

Republican Party

James Dean was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Montana.^[1] Dean did not appear on the official candidate list.^[2]

The Republican primary for Montana's U.S. Senate seat decided which Republican would take on incumbent Jon Tester (D) in a state that voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

For more information about the Republican primary election: United States Senate election in Montana (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)

Biography

Dean's professional experience includes serving as a military lawyer and working as a financial advisor. He received his J.D. from the University of Hawaii, his master's in finance from Boston College, and his B.S. in economics from the U.S. Air Force Academy.^[3]

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Montana, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Montana

Incumbent Jon Tester defeated Matt Rosendale and Rick Breckenridge in the general election for U.S. Senate Montana on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Tester (D)	50.3	253,876
		Matt Rosendale (R)	46.8	235,963
		Rick Breckenridge (L)	2.9	14,545

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 504,384 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Kelly (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Incumbent Jon Tester advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Tester	100.0	114,948

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Dean (D)
• Greg Strandberg (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Matt Rosendale defeated Russell C. Fagg, Troy Downing, and Albert Olszewski in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Rosendale	33.8	51,859
		Russell C. Fagg	28.3	43,465
		Troy Downing	19.1	29,341
		Albert Olszewski	18.7	28,681

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 153,346
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ron Murray (R)
• Scott Roy McLean (R)
• James Dean (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Montana

Steve Kelly defeated Timothy Adams in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Montana on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Kelly	61.2	971
		Timothy Adams	38.8	615

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,586
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas Breck (G)

Endorsements

Campaign finance

Campaign finance disclosures from May 16, 2018, showed the following:

• Troy Downing had raised almost $1.44 million and had about $73,000 in cash-on-hand. He loaned his campaign $1.1 million total.
• Matt Rosendale had raised nearly $1.3 million and had about $390,000 in cash-on-hand.
• Russ Fagg had raised more than $1 million and had about $360,000 in cash-on-hand.
• As of May 29, Al Olszewski had not filed his report.

Campaign finance disclosures from the first quarter of 2018 showed the following:

• Troy Downing had raised almost $1.3 million and had almost $100,000 in cash-on-hand. He loaned his campaign $1 million.
• Matt Rosendale had raised over $1 million and had about $540,000 in cash-on-hand.
• Russ Fagg had raised about $930,000 and had about $630,000 in cash-on-hand.
• Al Olszewski had raised about $230,000 and had almost $50,000 in cash-on-hand.

The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly January 2018 reports. It includes only candidates who have reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of December 31, 2017.^[19]

Republicans

Polling

Recent news

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See also

Suggest a link

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Montana, 2018

External links

• Official campaign website

Footnotes

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