Greg Gianforte, Governor

Greg Gianforte

Governor● In office
Born
April 17, 1961
Current age
65
Home state
Montana
Party
Republican
In office
Governor of Montana (present)
On the ballot
2016–2024

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gianforte1.2M
Opponents987,197
4
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2024, Greg Gianforte ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 3 and losing 1. Gianforte's biggest single-election total was 354,569 votes, in the 2024 governor election in Montana. Gianforte's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Montana's at-large district, decided by 23,377 votes.

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How many votes has Greg Gianforte received?

Greg Gianforte has received 1,175,893 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Greg Gianforte’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024GovernorMontanaWon354,56958.86%Ryan Busse
2020GovernorMontanaWon328,54854.43%Mike Cooney
2018U.S. HouseMontanaWon256,66150.88%Kathleen Williams
Elinor Swanson
2016GovernorMontanaLost236,11546.35%Steve Bullock
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000584) and Wikidata (Q5605607). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Greg Gianforte: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/greg-gianforte. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.