Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Montana, 2022

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Montana's 2nd Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 14, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Montana
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+16 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Montana, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 14, 2022.

This district was one of seven new U.S. House districts created as a result of apportionment after the 2020 census. Click here to read more.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 35.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 62.2%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primary)
• Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Montana District 2

Incumbent Matt Rosendale defeated Gary Buchanan, Penny Ronning, and Sam Rankin in the general election for U.S. House Montana District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Rosendale (R)	56.6	121,979
		Gary Buchanan (Independent)	21.9	47,195
		Penny Ronning (D)	20.2	43,480
		Sam Rankin (L)	1.4	3,018

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 215,672
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

Penny Ronning defeated Mark Sweeney (Unofficially withdrew) and Skylar Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Penny Ronning	58.5	21,983
		Mark Sweeney (Unofficially withdrew)	22.8	8,586
		Skylar Williams	18.7	7,029

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,598
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Laurie Bishop (D)
• Jack Ballard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

Incumbent Matt Rosendale defeated Kyle Austin, Charles A. Walking Child, and James Boyette in the Republican primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Rosendale	75.7	73,453
	Submit photo	Kyle Austin	12.3	11,930
		Charles A. Walking Child	6.1	5,909
		James Boyette	5.9	5,712

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,004
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Montana District 2

Sam Rankin defeated Samuel Thomas and Roger Roots in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Montana District 2 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Rankin	47.0	958
	Submit photo	Samuel Thomas	27.2	554
		Roger Roots	25.8	526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,038
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Montana

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Sam Rankin (L)

Corporate, PAC, and lobbyist's money is causing Congress to vote for their interersts and not the public's interests.

Money is the problem, not political ideology.

We need politicians who are not controlled by big money interests and therefore can compromise and advance the public's interests.

Penny Ronning (D)

Healthcare is a fundamental right, especially for veterans, and needs to be addressed as such. Not only are costs an issue, but so is access for too many Montanans. Updating and improving Medicare reimbursement is a step in the right direction as is lowering the age of qualification for Medicare. The high cost of prescription drug prices must be dealt with also, especially lifesaving drugs like insulin. Additionally, in rural Montana, doctors are few and far between. That’s why I support S 1873, the Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021.

In the past year, median household incomes in Montana rose only 4.7 percent, but rentals rose 15 percent, and homes a whopping 29 percent. There are 10,000 fewer homes in Montana than we need, according to Freddie Mac. This gap between wages, housing costs, and housing availability needs to be addressed. Infill development in urban areas helps lower infrastructure costs, preservation of rural housing helps avoid displacement in rural areas, and low income and workforce housing tax credits help incentivize affordable housing development. These are a few areas that can be addressed immediately to begin promoting housing affordability in Montana.

Climate change is an urgent issue. In Montana and throughout the country, farmers and ranchers have been at the forefront of responsible land stewardship and will continue in that role as we understand more about how to address climate change. I support more funding for public research and development for crops and cropping systems; for methods to maintain healthy soil conditions, develop crops, varieties, and animal breeds that perform in more extreme conditions; and to examine options to combat drought. I also support the United States becoming energy independent. Montana can help lead the way through the opportunities we have for wind and solar power development, biofuels, clean coal technologies, and responsible oil and gas productiom.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Sam Rankin (L)

Environment, Housing, and Defense.

Penny Ronning (D)

* Combating Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

• Public Safety and National Security
• Crime Victim Rights
• Campaign Finance Reform
• Making Healthcare Affordable and Accessible
• Economic Development
• Housing Availability and Affordability
• Agriculture
• Energy and Water

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Sam Rankin (L)

An official who has show an interest in helping people before being elected. We now have elected officials who are, quite frankly, punks, or who have made fortunes (goal: make money, not helping people), and celebrities with nothing but whatever brought them celebrity status, think TV.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Sam Rankin (L)

Combat in U.S. Army and working toward a common goal. I worked with people I didn’t like (I’m sure it was mutual), but we were nonetheless a cohesive group that worked together and accomplished common goals

What legacy would you like to leave?

Sam Rankin (L)

Like Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to hold federal office, who broke the male dominated Congress, I would like to be remembered as the first candidate who got through to the voters that it's the money from corporations, PAC's, and lobbyists that causes politicians to vote against the will of the American people. Voting against the will of the people is what is now causing the deep anger and disgust with Congress. It is not about philosophy, but the attitude of "my way or I will vote no!"

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Sam Rankin (L)

Soda-Jerk. and I worked there summers through high school. I was hired at a local drive-inn hamburger spot to pick up the lot and then work the fountain. It was actually just like what you would see in department store lunch counters, actual push-pumps to get the different flavors and an ice cream machine I had to pour in 4% butterfat content mix to make milk shakes which were then put on a high-speed blender.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Sam Rankin (L)

My father dying while I was in grade school and not having a father figure. My mother and sister did their best.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Sam Rankin (L)

The drowning out of what the majority of American's want Congress to do by use of the rich, corporations, PAC's, and lobbyist's money. Money is not speech. Hiring 100 people to yell support for a policy is very different than verbally convincing 100 people to yell support for that policy. The excess money also helps bad politicians to stay in office by allowing them to spend enough money to overwhelm voter's senses with negative, divisive, and angry ads against their opponents. If you repeat a lie enough, people will end up believing it.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Sam Rankin (L)

No,. It should be longer. With the speed of communication and no need to travel by horseback to Congress, it's a burden to worry about the next election which, in essence, is right around the corner the day you win.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Sam Rankin (L)

Two bums sitting in an alley leaning against a building and holding a sack with the neck of a bottle sticking out: "it's a good wine, but it's not a great wine. Two ladies sitting in a bar and one says: "I'd give a $1,000 to be one of those millionaires."

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Sam Rankin (L)

Yes, compromise is a basis for my campaign. It's simple. That is what a democracy is all about? Unfortunately, the unruly, rude, and loud have convinced voters it has to be 'their' way or it's wrong. Compromise doesn't mean I would give in when discussing any specific subject. It implies the other side is operating in good faith. Currently that is not the case and I hope the voters in November vote out extremists and Congress can then get back to a semblance of doing the work of the American people.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Matt Rosendale	Republican Party	$2,284,638	$1,329,704	$1,217,773	As of December 31, 2022
Penny Ronning	Democratic Party	$175,793	$175,464	$329	As of December 31, 2022
Mark Sweeney	Democratic Party	$123,323	$119,523	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Skylar Williams	Democratic Party	$4,729	$4,729	$0	As of July 8, 2022
Kyle Austin	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	As of June 22, 2022
James Boyette	Republican Party	$2,250	$5,535	$-3,221	As of May 25, 2022
Charles A. Walking Child	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Sam Rankin	Libertarian Party	$31,150	$31,133	$17	As of November 18, 2022
Roger Roots	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Samuel Thomas	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Gary Buchanan	Independent	$580,264	$570,156	$109	As of December 31, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Montana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Montana in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Montana, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Montana	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$1,740.00	3/14/2022	Source
Montana	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of total votes cast for the last successful candidate	$1,740.00	6/6/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Montana District 2
starting January 3, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Montana after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Montana
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Montana's 1st	45.3%	52.2%	---	---
Montana's 2nd	35.3%	62.2%	40.6%	56.9%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Montana.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Montana in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 11, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 20 candidates filed to run for Montana's two U.S. House districts, including nine Republicans, six Democrats, four Libertarians, and one independent. That's an average of 10 candidates per district.

This was the first filing deadline under Montana's new district lines adopted during the state's decennial redistricting process. Due to population growth, Montana gained a second congressional district ahead of the 2022 elections.

Incumbent Rep. Matt Rosendale (R), previously the state's at-large representative, filed to run in the 2nd Congressional District. He drew three Republican primary challengers. Overall, the 2nd District drew the largest candidate field at 11, including four Republicans, three Democrats, three Libertarians, and one Independent.

With Rosendale running in the 2nd District, this left the 1st District race open, marking the second election cycle in a row with one open U.S. House district in Montana. In 2020, Greg Gianforte (R) did not seek re-election to the U.S. House, choosing instead to run for governor, which he won.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Montana's 2nd the 74th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Montana's 2nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
35.3%	62.2%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Montana, 2020

Montana presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 10 Democratic wins
• 21 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Montana and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Montana
	Montana	United States
Population	1,084,225	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	145,549	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	87.8%	70.4%
Black/African American	0.6%	12.6%
Asian	0.8%	5.6%
Native American	6.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	0.8%	5.1%
Multiple	3.8%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	3.9%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	94%	88.5%
College graduation rate	33.1%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$56,539	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	12.8%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Montana's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Montana, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	1	0	1
Republican	1	1	2
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	1	3

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Montana's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Montana, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Gianforte
Lieutenant Governor	Kristen Juras
Secretary of State	Christi Jacobsen
Attorney General	Austin Knudsen

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Montana State Legislature as of November 2022.

Montana State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	19
	Republican Party	31
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Montana House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	33
	Republican Party	67
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Montana was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Montana Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also

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Montana congressional delegation Voting in Montana Montana elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018	Democratic primary battlegrounds Republican primary battlegrounds U.S. Senate Democratic primaries U.S. Senate Republican primaries U.S. House Democratic primaries U.S. House Republican primaries	U.S. Congress elections U.S. Senate elections U.S. House elections Special elections Ballot access

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Footnotes

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Montana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Steve Daines (R)

Tim Sheehy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Ryan Zinke (R)

District 2

Troy Downing (R)

Republican Party (4)

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