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PrimaryJune 7, 2022
GeneralNovember 8, 2022
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Elections for the Montana House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 14, 2022.

The chamber's Republican supermajority increased from 67-33 to 68-32.

The Montana House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Montana House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 33 32
     Republican Party 67 68
Total 100 100

Candidates

General

Montana House of Representatives General Election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Gunderson (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNeil Duram (i)

District 3

Andrea Getts  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBraxton Mitchell (i)  Candidate Connection

District 4

Kimberly Pinter

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Regier (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Fern (i)

Lyn Bennett

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Regier (i)

District 7

Angela Kennedy

Green check mark transparent.pngCourtenay Sprunger

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Falk

Sid Daoud (Libertarian Party)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Brockman

District 10

Did not make the ballot:
Mark Phillips 

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Keenan

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngTanner Smith

District 12

Sterling Laudon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Reksten (i)

District 13

Colleen Hinds

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Fielder (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDenley Loge (i)

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Weatherwax Jr. (i)

Ralph Foster

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngTyson Running Wolf (i)

District 17

Barnett Sporkin-Morrison

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Fitzgerald (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngLlew Jones (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngRuss Miner

District 20

Samantha Rispens  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Anderson (i)

District 21

Lela Graham

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Buttrey (i)

District 22

Nick Henry  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLola Sheldon-Galloway (i)

Anthony Rosales (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 23

Melissa Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngScot Kerns (i)

District 24

Barbara Bessette

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Galloway (i)

District 25

Jasmine Krotkov

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Gist (i)

District 26

Kari Rosenleaf

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Nikolakakos

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Kassmier (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Tuss

Ed Hill (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Flament (i)

District 30

Wendy Palmer

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Bergstrom

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Smith (i)

Arlie Gordon

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Windy Boy (i)

District 33

Jordan Ophus  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Knudsen (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Knudsen (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Ler (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Phalen (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Schillinger (i)

District 38

Steve Muggli

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Kmetz

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Parry

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Oblander

District 41

Rynalea Whiteman Pena (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Green

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Stewart-Peregoy (i)

Virginia McDonald

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngKerri Seekins-Crowe (i)

District 44

Melissa Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Brewster (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Zolnikov (i)

District 46

Tim Warburton

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Mercer (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Baum

Thomas Madigan

District 48

Jennifer Merecki

Green check mark transparent.pngJodee Etchart

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngEmma Kerr-Carpenter (i)

Jeff Wylie

District 50

James Reavis

Green check mark transparent.pngMallerie Stromswold (i)

District 51

Carole Boerner

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Yakawich (i)

District 52

Jenna Martin

Green check mark transparent.pngSherry Essmann (i)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngNelly Nicol

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Moore (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngLee Deming

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Vinton (i)

District 57

Thomas Flanagan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFiona Nave (i)

District 58

Judith Gregory

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Barker  Candidate Connection

District 59

Ruth Weissman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Malone (i)  Candidate Connection

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngLaurie Bishop (i)

Dan Skattum

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Hamilton (i)

Peter Bower

Steve Kelly (Green Party)

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Stafman (i)  Candidate Connection

Marc Greendorfer  Candidate Connection

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngAlice Buckley (i)

Catherine Purcell

District 64

Alanah Griffith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Gillette (i)

Doug Campbell (Libertarian Party)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Kortum (i)  Candidate Connection

James Cocco

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Matthews

District 67

Elizabeth Marum  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJedediah Hinkle (i)

District 68

Joe Hancock  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCaleb Hinkle (i)

District 69

Rocky Hamilton

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Carlson (i)

Carl Mohler Jr. (Libertarian Party)

District 70

Jon Jackson

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Darling (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Walsh (i)

District 72

Holt Gibson

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Welch (i)

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Lynch

Did not make the ballot:
Art Noonan 

Jason Freeman

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Harvey (i)

Jim Kephart

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngMarta Bertoglio (i)

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngDonavon Hawk (i)

Suzzann Nordwick

District 77

Sara Novak (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Fitzpatrick

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Frazer (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Smith  Candidate Connection

Keith Pigman

Did not make the ballot:
Dennison Rivera 

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Beard (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Romano

Jill Sark

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Caferro (i)

Alden Tonkay

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Abbott (i)

Bob Leach  Candidate Connection

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Cohenour

Kaitlyn Ruch

District 85

Rosan Stover

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Binkley (i)

District 86

Anne Brown

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bedey (i)

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Marshall (i)

Will Lovett Moore (Independent)

District 88

Ko Moua

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Rusk

Did not make the ballot:
Will Lovett Moore  (Independent)

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Sullivan (i)

Gary Wanberg

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Marler (i)

Alan Ault

Gary Marbut (Green Party)
Josiah Hinkle (Libertarian Party)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Keogh (i)

Bethanie Calvert Wanberg

Did not make the ballot:
Tony Pawlisz 

District 92

Gary Stein

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Hopkins (i)

District 93

Shirley Azzopardi

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Read (i)

Devin Braaten (Libertarian Party)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngTom France (i)

Rebecca Mapston

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngSJ Howell

Lauren Subith

J.C. Windmueller (Libertarian Party)

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Karlen  Candidate Connection

Kathy Whitman (i)

District 97

Devin Jackson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLyn Hellegaard

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Carter  Candidate Connection

Sonia Shearer-Hiett

Richard Armerding (Libertarian Party)

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Thane (i)

Ryan Darling

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngZooey Zephyr

Sean McCoy

Michael Vanecek (Libertarian Party)

Primary

Montana House of Representatives Primary 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Gunderson (i)

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngNeil Duram (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Getts  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBraxton Mitchell (i)  Candidate Connection
Lorena Wood  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled.

Did not make the ballot:
Austen Lee Nelson  (Libertarian Party)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Pinter

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Regier (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Fern (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLyn Bennett
Brian Owens

Did not make the ballot:
Katherine Butterfield 

District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Regier (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Kennedy

Dave Ingram
Green check mark transparent.pngCourtenay Sprunger

District 8

The Democratic primary was canceled.


David Dunn
Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Falk
Lynne Ogden Rider
Mark Twichel

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSid Daoud*
District 9

The Democratic primary was canceled.


David August
Green check mark transparent.pngTony Brockman
Constance Neumann

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Phillips

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Keenan

District 11

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Devon Decker
Ronalee Skees  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngTanner Smith

Did not make the ballot:
Lee Huestis 

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngSterling Laudon  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Reksten (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngColleen Hinds

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Fielder (i)

District 14

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDenley Loge (i)
Randy Mitchell

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Weatherwax Jr. (i)
Thedis Crowe
Adrien Owen Wagner

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Foster
Bethsaida Johnson

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngTyson Running Wolf (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngBarnett Sporkin-Morrison

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Fitzgerald (i)
Justin Cleveland

District 18

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLlew Jones (i)

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRuss Miner

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngSamantha Rispens  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Anderson (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Trent Short 

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngLela Graham

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Buttrey (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Henry  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLola Sheldon-Galloway (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Rosales  Candidate Connection
District 23

Brad Hamlett
Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngScot Kerns (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Bessette

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Galloway (i)

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngJasmine Krotkov

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Gist (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngKari Rosenleaf

Marci Marceau
Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Nikolakakos

District 27

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Kassmier (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Tuss

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Hill (i)

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Flament (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Palmer

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Bergstrom
Randyn Gregg

Did not make the ballot:
Harry Klock 

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Smith (i)
Kaci Wallette

Green check mark transparent.pngArlie Gordon

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Windy Boy (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Ophus  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Knudsen (i)

District 34

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Knudsen (i)

District 35

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Ler (i)

District 36

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBob Phalen (i)

District 37

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Schillinger (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Muggli

Wyatt English
Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Kmetz
Mike Willems

District 39

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGary Parry

District 40

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Robert Goffena
Bruce Hoiland
John Nickelson
Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Oblander

Did not make the ballot:
Amy Angel 

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngRynalea Whiteman Pena (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Green

Did not make the ballot:
Craig Mehling 

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Stewart-Peregoy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVirginia McDonald

District 43

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKerri Seekins-Crowe (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Brewster (i)

District 45

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Zolnikov (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Warburton

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Mercer (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Baum

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Madigan

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Merecki

Green check mark transparent.pngJodee Etchart

Did not make the ballot:
Elijah Tidswell 

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngEmma Kerr-Carpenter (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Wylie

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Reavis
Erin Tate

Green check mark transparent.pngMallerie Stromswold (i)

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngCarole Boerner

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Yakawich (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngJenna Martin

Green check mark transparent.pngSherry Essmann (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Rodney Garcia 

District 53

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngNelly Nicol

District 54

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Moore (i)

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLee Deming
Curtis Schomer

Did not make the ballot:
Colin Nygaard 

District 56

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSue Vinton (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Flanagan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFiona Nave (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngJudith Gregory

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Barker  Candidate Connection

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Weissman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Malone (i)  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled.

Did not make the ballot:
Tyler Vance  (Libertarian Party)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngLaurie Bishop (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Skattum

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled.

Did not make the ballot:
Roger Roots  (Libertarian Party)

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Hamilton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Bower

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Stafman (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Greendorfer  Candidate Connection

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngAlice Buckley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Purcell

Did not make the ballot:
Kyle Voigtlander 

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngAlanah Griffith  Candidate Connection
Michelle Vered

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Gillette (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Campbell*
District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Kortum (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Cocco
Ryan Eisele

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Matthews

The Republican primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Neal Ganser 

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Marum  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJedediah Hinkle (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Hancock  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Casey Shorna 

Green check mark transparent.pngCaleb Hinkle (i)
Bruce Grubbs

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngRocky Hamilton

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Carlson (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Mohler Jr.*
District 70

Jeremiah Dawson
Green check mark transparent.pngJon Jackson

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Darling (i)

District 71

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Walsh (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Christian Pederson 
Jackson Duprey 

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngHolt Gibson

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Welch (i)

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngArt Noonan

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Freeman

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Harvey (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Kephart

District 75

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMarta Bertoglio (i)
Timothy McKenrick

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngDonavon Hawk (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzzann Nordwick

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Novak (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Fitzpatrick

District 78

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Frazer (i)
Steven Grant

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Smith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennison Rivera

District 80

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Beard (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Romano
Jacob Torgerson
Jake Troyer  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Ben Kuiper 

Charlie Hull
Green check mark transparent.pngJill Sark

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Caferro (i)
Craig Sundberg

Green check mark transparent.pngAlden Tonkay

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Abbott (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Leach  Candidate Connection

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Cohenour
Noah Horan

Kurt Aughney
Keith Pigman  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngKaitlyn Ruch

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngRosan Stover

Did not make the ballot:
Laura Jackson 

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Binkley (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Brown

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bedey (i)
Jeffrey Jones

District 87

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRon Marshall (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngKo Moua

Alan Lackey
Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Rusk

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Sullivan (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Wanberg

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Marler (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Ault

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJosiah Hinkle*
District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Keogh (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Pawlisz

Did not make the ballot:
Lana Hamilton 

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Stein

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Hopkins (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngShirley Azzopardi

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Read (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngDevin Braaten*
District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngTom France (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Mapston

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngSJ Howell

Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Subith

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJ.C. Windmueller*
District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Karlen  Candidate Connection
Linda Swanson

Did not make the ballot:
Maggie Bornstein 

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Whitman (i)

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngDevin Jackson  Candidate Connection

Michael Burks
Green check mark transparent.pngLyn Hellegaard

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Carter  Candidate Connection
Andy Nelson

Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Shearer-Hiett

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Armerding*
District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Thane (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Darling

District 100

Dave Severson  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngZooey Zephyr

Green check mark transparent.pngSean McCoy

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Vanecek*

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

Four incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.

Name Party Office
Ed Hill Ends.png Republican House District 28
Rynalea Whiteman Pena Electiondot.png Democratic House District 41
Sara Novak Electiondot.png Democratic House District 77
Kathy Whitman Ends.png Republican House District 96

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

No incumbents lost in primaries.

Retiring incumbents

Twenty-six incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
Frank Garner Ends.png Republican House District 7 Term limited
John Fuller Ends.png Republican House District 8 Other office
Brian Putnam Ends.png Republican House District 9 Retired
Mark Noland Ends.png Republican House District 10 Term limited
Derek Skees Ends.png Republican House District 11 Term limited
Wendy McKamey Ends.png Republican House District 19 Term limited
Jeremy Trebas Ends.png Republican House District 26 Other office
Wylie Galt Ends.png Republican House District 30 Term limited
Kenneth Holmlund Ends.png Republican House District 38 Term limited
Geraldine Custer Ends.png Republican House District 39 Term limited
Barry Usher Ends.png Republican House District 40 Other office
Katharin Kelker Electiondot.png Democratic House District 47 Term limited
Jessica Karjala Electiondot.png Democratic House District 48 Term limited
Dennis Lenz Ends.png Republican House District 53 Term limited
Vince Ricci Ends.png Republican House District 55 Term limited
Seth Berglee Ends.png Republican House District 58 Term limited
Denise Hayman Electiondot.png Democratic House District 66 Term limited
Jim Keane Electiondot.png Democratic House District 73 Retired
Robert Farris-Olsen Electiondot.png Democratic House District 79 Retired
Moffie Funk Electiondot.png Democratic House District 82 Term limited
Mary Ann Dunwell Electiondot.png Democratic House District 84 Term limited
Sharon Greef Ends.png Republican House District 88 Retired
Danny Tenenbaum Electiondot.png Democratic House District 95 Retired
Brad Tschida Ends.png Republican House District 97 Term limited
Willis Curdy Electiondot.png Democratic House District 98 Term limited
Andrea Olsen Electiondot.png Democratic House District 100 Term limited

Primary election competitiveness

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

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Montana. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Montana in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 13, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty incumbent state legislators in Montana—24% of those with expiring terms—were ineligible to file for re-election in 2022 because of the state’s term limit laws. These laws guarantee open districts on a regular basis since those incumbents are barred from running.

Montana’s term limits had the largest effect on the state Senate where they left 12 of the 25 districts holding elections (48%) open. In the House, 18 of the 100 districts up for election (18%) were left open due to term limits.

In addition to the 30 term-limited legislators, 10 other incumbents did not file for re-election, one in the Senate and nine in the House. Overall, term limits accounted for 75% of the open districts in Montana in 2022, the largest percentage since 2014.

In Montana, one of 15 states with state legislative term limits, legislators can serve eight years in office during any 16-year period. These are not lifetime limits, meaning legislators can run again after spending the requisite amount of time out of office.

Montana’s limits are also chamber-specific, meaning that while a term-limited senator cannot seek re-election to the Senate, he or she can file to run in the House and vice versa. In 2022, two term-limited Senators filed to run for the House:

Overall, 272 major party candidates filed to run in 2022. That’s 2.2 candidates per district, the largest such figure since 2016, which had 2.5 candidates per district.

This was Montana’s first candidate filing deadline as a Republican trifecta since 2004. From 2005 to 2020, Montana had a divided government until Republicans gained the governorship with the election of Greg Gianforte (R).

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Montana House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2]

Open Seats in Montana House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 100 27 (27 percent) 73 (73 percent)
2020 100 30 (30 percent) 70 (70 percent)
2018 100 29 (29 percent) 71 (71 percent)
2016 100 31 (31 percent) 69 (69 percent)
2014 100 30 (30 percent) 70 (70 percent)
2012 100 31 (31 percent) 69 (69 percent)
2010 100 33 (33 percent) 67 (67 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Montana

For qualified party candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 201 of the Montana Code

In order to qualify for placement on the primary ballot, a candidate for the nomination of a recognized political party must file a declaration of nomination and pay the required filing fees. The declaration must include an oath of candidacy, which the candidate is required to sign to affirm that, under the state constitution and applicable federal and state laws, he or she is qualified to hold the office being sought. This paperwork must be filed with the Montana Secretary of State if the office being sought is a congressional seat, a state or district office voted for in more than one county, or a state legislative seat.[3][4]

Filing fees are established in Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 202, of the Montana Code Annotated 2023. These fees are summarized in the table below.[5]

Filing fees
Office sought How the fee is determined
For offices earning an annual salary of $2,500 or less and members of the state legislature $15
For offices (except county-level) earning an annual salary of more than $2,500 1% of salary
For offices in which compensation is paid in fees $10

For independent, indigent, and non-qualified party candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 501 of the Montana Code Annotated 2013

In order to qualify for placement on the general election ballot, a candidate must file an "Independent, Minor Party, or Indigent Candidate Declaration, Oath of Candidacy, and Petition for Nomination." Independent and non-qualified party candidates are liable for the same filing fees as qualified party candidates (see table above). Indigent candidates (i.e., those who do not have the resources to pay the filing fees) are not required to pay the statutory filing fees and may have their names placed on the ballot via the petition process only.[6][7]

Nominating petitions must be signed by electors residing within the state and district or political subdivision in which the official is to be elected. Valid signatures must total at least 5 percent of the total votes cast at the last general election for the successful candidate for the office being sought.[8]

For write-in candidates

In order to have his or her votes counted, a write-in candidate must submit to the Montana Secretary of State a "Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy" and pay the requisite filing fees (noted above).[9]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Montana House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[10]

  • A resident of the state for at least one year next preceding the general election
  • A resident of the county for six months preceding the general election if it contains one or more districts or of the district if it contains all or parts of more than one county.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
SalaryPer diem
$104.86/legislative day$171/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Montana legislators assume office the first Monday of January following the election. If January 1 is a Monday, legislators assume office on the first Wednesday.[12]

Montana political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Montana Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Fifteen 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 23 24 25
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 R 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 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 R R R

Presidential politics in Montana

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Montana, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
56.9
 
343,602 3
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
40.5
 
244,786 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.5
 
15,252 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.0
 
55 0

Total votes: 603,695


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Montana, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 35.7% 177,709 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 56.2% 279,240 3
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 5.6% 28,037 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1.6% 7,970 0
     American Delta Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.3% 1,570 0
     - Other/Write-in 0.5% 2,621 0
Total Votes 497,147 3
Election results via: Federal Election Commission


Montana presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 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 2024
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 R


Voting information

See also: Voting in Montana
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


Redistricting following the 2020 census

Montana enacted new legislative district boundaries after the 2020 census on February 22, 2023, when the Montana Districting & Apportionment Commission (MDAC) submitted its final plan to the secretary of state. The commission had voted 3-2 to approve the final plan on February 11, 2023. The two Democratic-appointed commissioners and the commission's chairperson—that the state supreme court appointed—voted to approve the plan. The two Republican-appointed commissioners voted against it. These districts took effect for the 2024 elections.

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Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. Montana Secretary of State, "Candidates information," accessed April 28, 2025
  4. Montana Code Annotated 2023, "Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 201," accessed April 28, 2025
  5. Montana Code Annotated 2023, "Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 202," accessed April 28, 2025
  6. Montana Secretary of State, "Information for Independent, Minor Party and Indigent Candidates," accessed January 7, 2014
  7. Montana Code Annotated 2023, "Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 501," accessed April 28, 2025
  8. Montana Code Annotated 2023, "Title 13, Chapter 10, Section 502," accessed April 28, 2025
  9. Montana Secretary of State, "Information for Write-in Candidates," accessed April 27, 2025
  10. Montana Legislative Services, "Constitution of Montana," accessed March 6, 2014 (Referenced Art. V, Sec. 4)
  11. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. Montana State Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated 2021, 5-2-102. Term of office," accessed November 4, 2021


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Speaker of the House:Brandon Ler
Majority Leader:Steve Fitzpatrick
Minority Leader:Katie Sullivan
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SJ Howell (D)
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