Kyle Austin (Montana)
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 | ||
✔ | Troy Downing (R) | 65.7 | 181,832 | |
John B. Driscoll (D) | 33.9 | 93,713 | ||
Reilly Neill (D) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 1,058 | ||
John Metzger (Independent) (Write-in) | 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 | ||
✔ | John B. Driscoll | 33.3 | 13,420 | |
Steve Held | 26.4 | 10,649 | ||
Ming Cabrera | 20.9 | 8,408 | ||
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 | ||
✔ | Troy Downing | 36.1 | 36,269 | |
Denny Rehberg | 17.1 | 17,182 | ||
Stacy Zinn | 13.5 | 13,581 | ||
Elsie Arntzen | 9.4 | 9,468 | ||
Kenneth Bogner | 9.0 | 9,026 | ||
Ric Holden | 7.1 | 7,108 | ||
Joel G. Krautter | 3.4 | 3,432 | ||
Kyle Austin | 3.2 | 3,177 | ||
Edward Walker | 1.2 | 1,168 |
Total votes: 100,411 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Rosendale (R)
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 | ||
✔ | Matt Rosendale (R) | 56.6 | 121,979 | |
Gary Buchanan (Independent) | 21.9 | 47,195 | ||
Penny Ronning (D) | 20.2 | 43,480 | ||
Sam Rankin (L) | 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 | ||
✔ | Penny Ronning | 58.5 | 21,983 | |
Mark Sweeney (Unofficially withdrew) | 22.8 | 8,586 | ||
Skylar Williams | 18.7 | 7,029 |
Total votes: 37,598 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Laurie Bishop (D)
- Jack Ballard (D)
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 | ||
✔ | Matt Rosendale | 75.7 | 73,453 | |
Kyle Austin | 12.3 | 11,930 | ||
Charles A. Walking Child | 6.1 | 5,909 | ||
James Boyette | 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 | ||
✔ | Sam Rankin | 47.0 | 958 | |
Samuel Thomas | 27.2 | 554 | ||
Roger Roots | 25.8 | 526 |
Total votes: 2,038 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kyle Austin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kyle Austin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Montana District 2 |
Footnotes