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Edward Walker
Edward Walker (Republican Party) was a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 29. He assumed office in 2011. He left office in 2015.
Walker (Republican Party) ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 52. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2026.
Biography
Walker received his B.S. in economics from Montana State University and his master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Denver.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Walker served on the following committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Committees |
| • Energy and Telecommunications |
| • Finance and Claims, Vice Chair |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice, Vice Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Walker served on these committees:
| Montana committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Energy and Telecommunications |
| • Finance and Claims |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Elections
2026
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Stacy Zinn (R) and Elizabeth Heald (D) are running in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 52 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Stacy Zinn (R) | |
| Elizabeth Heald (D) | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 52
Elizabeth Heald (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 52 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth Heald | 100.0 | 1,045 | |
| Total votes: 1,045 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Stacy Zinn (R) defeated Edward Walker (R) in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 52 on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacy Zinn | 61.3 | 1,504 |
 | Edward Walker | 38.7 | 949 | |
| Total votes: 2,453 | |||
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Endorsements
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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 Walker in this election.
2017
Walker was a candidate in the special election for Montana's At-Large Congressional District. He was not chosen to be the Republican nominee.[1]
2010
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2010
On November 2, 2010, Walker won election to the Montana State Senate, defeating Friedrick Schweitzer. Walker defeated Penny Morgan in the primary.[2][3]
| Montana State Senate, District 29 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Edward Walker (R)
|
5,865 | |||
| Shirley Hanson (D) | 2,906 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Edward Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Edward Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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In 2014, the Montana State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Montana State Legislature in 2013.
- Lewistown Tea Party — Republican legislators are scored on whether they vote with the Republican Party.
- MEA-MFT — Legislators are scored on bills deemed important by MEA-MFT to the state teachers' union.
- Montana Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business and economic issues.
- Montana Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on conservative and environmental issues.
- Montana Contractors' Association — Legislators are scored by the Montana Contractors' Association on their votes on "environmental legislation, worker’s comp issues, repressive labor legislation and unfair business and employment practices."
- Montana Environmental Information Center — Legislators are scored on bills related to the environment.
- Montana Family Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Montana Family Foundation's position.
- Montana Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored by MontPIRG on their votes on "issues that best advance the public interest here in our state."
- Montana Weed Control Association — Legislators are scored on bills relating to noxious weed management in Montana.
- NARAL Pro-Choice Montana — Legislators are scored on bills relating to reproductive health issues.
- Northern Plains Resource Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
- United Property Owners of Montana — Legislators are scored on bills relating to property rights.
In 2012, the Montana State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
In 2011, the Montana State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Edward Walker endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[4]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedspec17 - ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "Legislative Primary Canvass - June 08, 2010," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Montana Leadership Team," March 6, 2012. accessed March 8, 2012
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Montana State Senate District 29 2011-2015 |
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