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2000Final results

2000 election for Montana Governor

Governor · Montana

Judy Martz (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Mark O'Keefe (D) by 4.0 points.

Judy MartzRepublican · winner
52.0%209,135
Mark O'KeefeDemocrat
48.0%193,131
402,266 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+5.91988R+2.71992R+58.31996R+4.02000D+4.62004D+33.62008

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET