 Two candidates contested the election; Jackson Carlaw MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament), who served as the Scottish Conservatives' interim leader, and Michelle Ballantyne MSP.Carlaw was seen as the favourite in the contest, and won the endorsement of most of the party's MSPs and MPs (Members of Parliament).Carlaw won the election on 14 February 2020, winning more than three-quarters of the votes of party members.