Kyle Austin (Montana)

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Kyle Austin

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Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

Education

Ph.D

University of Montana, 2008

Personal
Profession
Pharmacy
Contact

Kyle Austin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Montana's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.

Biography

Kyle Austin was born in Havre, Montana. He graduated from Havre High School in 2001. Austin earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Montana Pharmacy School in 2008. His career experience includes working as a pharmacist and founding his own company, Pharm406.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Montana District 2

Troy Downing defeated John B. Driscoll, Reilly Neill, and John Metzger in the general election for U.S. House Montana District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Troy Downing
Troy Downing (R)
 
65.7
 
181,832
Image of John B. Driscoll
John B. Driscoll (D)
 
33.9
 
93,713
Image of Reilly Neill
Reilly Neill (D) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
1,058
Image of John Metzger
John Metzger (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
40
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
9

Total votes: 276,652
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

John B. Driscoll defeated Steve Held, Ming Cabrera, and Kevin Hamm in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John B. Driscoll
John B. Driscoll
 
33.3
 
13,420
Image of Steve Held
Steve Held
 
26.4
 
10,649
Image of Ming Cabrera
Ming Cabrera Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
8,408
Image of Kevin Hamm
Kevin Hamm
 
19.4
 
7,813

Total votes: 40,290
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Troy Downing
Troy Downing
 
36.1
 
36,269
Image of Denny Rehberg
Denny Rehberg
 
17.1
 
17,182
Image of Stacy Zinn
Stacy Zinn
 
13.5
 
13,581
Image of Elsie Arntzen
Elsie Arntzen
 
9.4
 
9,468
Image of Kenneth Bogner
Kenneth Bogner
 
9.0
 
9,026
Image of Ric Holden
Ric Holden
 
7.1
 
7,108
Image of Joel G. Krautter
Joel G. Krautter
 
3.4
 
3,432
Kyle Austin
 
3.2
 
3,177
Image of Edward Walker
Edward Walker
 
1.2
 
1,168

Total votes: 100,411
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Austin in this election.

2022

See also: Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Montana District 2

Incumbent Matt Rosendale defeated Gary Buchanan, Penny Ronning, and Sam Rankin in the general election for U.S. House Montana District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Rosendale
Matt Rosendale (R)
 
56.6
 
121,979
Image of Gary Buchanan
Gary Buchanan (Independent)
 
21.9
 
47,195
Image of Penny Ronning
Penny Ronning (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.2
 
43,480
Image of Sam Rankin
Sam Rankin (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
3,018

Total votes: 215,672
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

Penny Ronning defeated Mark Sweeney (Unofficially withdrew) and Skylar Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Penny Ronning
Penny Ronning Candidate Connection
 
58.5
 
21,983
Image of Mark Sweeney
Mark Sweeney (Unofficially withdrew)
 
22.8
 
8,586
Image of Skylar Williams
Skylar Williams
 
18.7
 
7,029

Total votes: 37,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

Incumbent Matt Rosendale defeated Kyle Austin, Charles A. Walking Child, and James Boyette in the Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Rosendale
Matt Rosendale
 
75.7
 
73,453
Kyle Austin
 
12.3
 
11,930
Image of Charles A. Walking Child
Charles A. Walking Child
 
6.1
 
5,909
Image of James Boyette
James Boyette Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
5,712

Total votes: 97,004
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

Sam Rankin defeated Samuel Thomas and Roger Roots in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sam Rankin
Sam Rankin Candidate Connection
 
47.0
 
958
Samuel Thomas
 
27.2
 
554
Image of Roger Roots
Roger Roots
 
25.8
 
526

Total votes: 2,038
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Kyle Austin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Kyle Austin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Montana District 2Lost primary$0 N/A**
2022U.S. House Montana District 2Lost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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