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Montana candidate filing opens for 2012 election cycle

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January 15, 2011

Senator Bill Beck, who has filed to run for re-election in 2012.

HELENA, Montana: The filing period for candidates wishing to run for election in Montana opened on January 12, 2012. All 100 Montana House districts and half of the 50 Montana Senate districts will be up for election in 2012. The primary election will be held on June 5, 2012 and the general election will be held on November 6, 2012. Candidates running for Montana State Senate and Montana House must pay $15 in filing fees. The filing period in Montana closes at 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2012.^[1]

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the majority in both the Montana House of Representatives and Montana State Senate:

Montana State Senate
Party		As of May 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	22	Pending
	Republican Party	28	Pending
Total		50	50

Montana House of Representatives
Party		As of May 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	32	Pending
	Republican Party	68	Pending
Total		100	100

External links

Montana Department of elections - candidate filing

References

↑ Montana Department of Elections - Candidate Information]

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January 15, 2011

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