Montana’s GOP-led state legislature is creating a one-time jungle primary system that threatens to undermine Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s reelection bid in 2024.
The pattern was repeated in 2012 when Mr.
beat his Republican challenger by 4 percentage points, but the Libertarian candidate took 6% of the vote.received 50% of the vote compared to the 46% garnered by the Republican candidate. In that race, the Libertarian nominee only won 3% of the vote.race, it is specifically drafted to eliminate any participation in that specific election except for the big two parties, enhancing the stranglehold on the two-party system,” said Sid Daoud, the chairman of the Libertarian Party of Montana.
The effort stalled amid concerns that such a system would be too difficult to implement and could face legal challenges. In February, Mr. Hertz drafted a bill that would require runoffs for all statewide offices. The legislation faced skepticism from Republicans in the legislature, forcing Mr. Hertz to narrow the bill to one race for only one election.
“Our legislature meets every other year, this way we can come back in 2025 and see the effects and decide if we want to transition every election to this system,” said Mr. Hertz. “My hope is the voters of Montana accept the runoff system and we can expand it to all statewide races by 2028.”race was chosen for the initial foray into runoff elections because it “garnered the most support among Republicans within the legislature.
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