Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Montana State Legislature
From Ballotpedia
November 2, 2012
By Ballotpedia's State legislative team
| Montana's State Legislative Elections in 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate seats | Contested senate seats | House seats | Contested house seats |
| 26 | 23 (88.4%) | 100 | 81 (81.0%) |
HELENA: Montana: There are 126 total legislative seats with 2012 elections in Montana, where most polling places are open from 7 AM to 8 PM Mountain Time. (Some polling places open at noon.)[1]
Both chambers are considered unlikely to change partisan control.
Of the 126 incumbents up for election in 2012, 83 (65.9%) of them are running for re-election. A total of 42 of 126 (33.3%) districts will see more than one major party candidate in the general election.
Here are a few races to watch:
Senate
- In District 1, David B. Fern (D) and Dee L. Brown (R) are running to replace Republican incumbent Ryan Zinke.
- In District 6, state representative Janna Taylor (R-11) -- who defeated incumbent Carmine Mowbray in the Republican primary -- faces Nancy Lindsey, who was appointed to the Democratic nomination after the primary.
- In District 27, incumbent Gary Branae (D) is challenged by House District 53 incumbent Elsie Arntzen.
House
- In District 19, Richard D. Liebert (D) and Roger A. Hagan (R) are running for the seat vacated by House Speaker Mike Milburn (R).
- In District 53, Joseph Sands (D) and Dave Hagstrom (R) are running for the seat vacated by Elsie Arntzen (R), who is running for the state senate.
- In District 91, Chuck Erickson (D) and David Moore (R) are running for the seat vacated by Timothy Furey (D).
| Montana State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 22 | 23 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | 27 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | |
| Montana House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 32 | 37 | |
| Republican Party | 68 | 63 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
Articles
- 2012 elections preview: Montana voters to select winners in congressional, legislative primaries June 6
- 2012 elections review:Four incumbents defeated in Montana primaries June 5
See also
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Montana Congressional Seats
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Montana State Executive Officials
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- State legislative elections, 2012
- November 6, 2012 election results
- State legislative elections, 2012
- Montana elections, 2012
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