Election Day 2014
Live updates from the Chronicle newsroom on Nov. 4, 2014.
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Welcome to the Election Day live blog. We'll be posting throughout the day, including results as we get them tonight. -
If you haven't voted yet, you can check out the state's official Voter Information Pamphlet
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Chronicle reporters will trickle in throughout the day as they arrive for their night shifts. Feel free to use the comments form to ask questions at any time. We'll do our best to get them answered.
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Meanwhile, we'll be posting relevant tweets and other social media content from the greater Web and providing what information we can as the day rolls on.
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Next on the agenda for today is an expected update to the state's voter turnout numbers. That should be coming at 12:30 or so.
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Oh, if you voted today, be sure to show us your stickers. Post them to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #bozemanvotes and we'll be sure to show them off for you here.
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I voted (new american citizen) #bozemanvotes http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1nensjCUAAGhwY.jpg
by Jacqui Suff via twitter 11/4/2014 6:20:35 PM -
Just a reminder, if you still have an absentee ballot, it's got to be turned in to your county elections office, designated late registration locations or polling place in the county (in person) by 8 p.m. No postmarks are accepted.
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Nice election feature -- ‘We owe them’ – Montana women celebrate winning the vote 100 years ago bozemandailychronicle.com/news/we-owe-th… via @bozchronby TedJSullivan via twitter 11/4/2014 6:49:28 PM -
Have never worked or lived in a state where Election Day is a state holiday. Not saying it is a bad thing just different #Election2014by ScottJurgens via twitter 11/4/2014 6:53:28 PM -
The last update we had on Gallatin County absentee votes was on Friday. Elections chief Charlotte Mills told the Chronicle that 19,727 of the 30,940 requested absentee ballots had been turned in then.
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There were 70,783 registered voters in the county on Friday. About 44 percent of them had requested absentee ballots.
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In 2010, Montana’s midterm election saw 56 percent voter participation, compared to 72 percent turnout in 2012.
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New ballot return numbers coming in from the state...
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80.73% of absentee ballots in Montana have been returned so far. Out of 249,587 sent, 201,733 have been returned.
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Where will the U.S. Senate candidates be waiting out Election Night? Amanda Curtis will be in Butte, 100 East Broadway. Steve Daines will be in Bozeman at the Hilton Garden Inn.
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As a reminder, you can use the comment field at the top of the live blog area to submit questions and comments throughout the day.
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afternoon hike around Bozeman @ Burke Park instagram.com/p/u_fY6qRblb/
by PTschetter via twitter 11/4/2014 9:34:58 PM -
That last post was just to give you a little ambiance for that Election Day looks like in Bozeman.
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James Conner at the Flathead Memo provides us today with a detailed spreadsheet with county-by-county information on absentee voting in Montana.
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Eric Dietrich will be writing about the city races tonight. You can reach him at 582-2628 or edietrich@dailychronicle.com if you need to tonight.
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Reporter Whitney Bermes will be covering the County Commission race. Reach her at 582-2648 or wbermes@dailychronicle.com.
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Political reporter Troy Carter will be covering the rest of the races from his base of operations at the Gallatin County Courthouse. Reach him tonight at tcarter@dailychronicle.com.
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Got the wifi working at the Gallatin Co. Courthouse where about 30 volunteers are sorting, stacking, scanning the 30,000 mail ballots that were returned. I was just counting the registered voters in state Senate District 32 - 16,020 as of an hour ago. -
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Did you see that, viewers?! We're less than an hour to go before Montana polls close!
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.@SteveDaines Election Night remarks will be live streamed. I'm told video OK, audio should be solid: bit.ly/1s1Bl8M #mtpolby TribLowdown via twitter 11/5/2014 2:07:34 AM -
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in case you missed this earlier, some of the detailed ballot counts from Bozeman's precincts.
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Numbers from the Secretary of State's office at 5 p.m. show the absentee ballot return rate for Montana is 84 percent. Gallatin County is 78 percent.
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Ten minutes till polls close and still a solid 30 people in line to register. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pToOuCUAI2V6l.jpg
by Nicholas Balatsos via twitter 11/5/2014 2:50:37 AM -
Daines supporters beginning to pile in here at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bozeman #mtpol #ABCFOXMT http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pTrvMIYAAICw7.jpg
by Spencer Conlin via twitter 11/5/2014 2:50:54 AM -
Polls are thinning out here at the Civic Center minutes before the 8pm close. #mtpol http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pTWCYCYAEm0ax.jpg
by KXLF via twitter 11/5/2014 2:51:06 AM -
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#mtpol Polls close in Bozeman with 57 people still in line to vote at Gallatin Co. Courthouse http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1pWEWXIEAA9sgk.jpg
by Troy Carter via twitter 11/5/2014 3:00:19 AM -
CNN calls Montana for Daines at 8 p.m. sharp.
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CNN wasted no time calling the Montana Senate race for Steve Daines the second polls closed.
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The Associated Press called the U.S. Senate race for Daines at 8:01 p.m.
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That is with 0 of 693 precincts reporting statewide, btw.
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Still no results out of Gallatin County. Reporter Troy Carter said a few minutes ago we were a long way off from seeing first numbers.
