Swanson Leads For Chief Justice
Author: MT43 News
Cory Swanson appears on track to become the next chief justice of the Montana supreme court. In Tuesday's primary election Swanson gained a solid lead over Jeremiah Lynch, signaling an advantage going into the November general election.
Unofficial and incomplete totals posted Wednesday by the secretary of state’s office had Swanson with 46 percent of the vote and Lynch with 37 percent. Doug Marshall, the third candidate on the nonpartisan ballot, finished out of the running with 16 percent.
Swanson and Lynch advance to the general election, competing to succeed Mike McGrath who is stepping down after 16 years as chief justice.
Swanson, 47, is in his third four-year term as county attorney. He is a former deputy state attorney general and is a colonel in the Montana Army National Guard.
Lynch, 73, is a retired federal magistrate judge based in Missoula. He previously was in private law practice in Great Falls. His legal experience included serving as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Paul Hatfield. He was raised in Butte.
Marshall’s campaign website says he has been a trial attorney in private practice for 40 years and it lists mailing addresses for him in Helena and Livingston.
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