2012Final results
2012 election for Montana Governor
Governor · Montana
Steve Bullock (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Rick Hill (R) by 1.6 points.
Steve BullockDemocrat · winner
50.8%236,450
Rick HillRepublican
49.2%228,879
465,329 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET