Mike Cooney, Gubernatorial candidate

Mike Cooney

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
September 3, 1954
Current age
71
Home state
Montana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2020
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cooney250,860
Opponents328,548
1
Elections run

Mike Cooney, a Democratic politician from Montana, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2020 governor election in Montana to Greg Gianforte, receiving 250,860 votes (41.56%).

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How many votes has Mike Cooney received?

Mike Cooney has received 250,860 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Mike Cooney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020GovernorMontanaLost250,86041.56%Greg Gianforte
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6846400). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mike Cooney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mike-cooney. 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.