Elections for the office of Montana State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 6, 2002, and a general election on November 7, 2002.[1] Twenty-five seats were up for election.
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Montana State Senate, a candidate must be:[2]
- 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.
List of candidates
District 1
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Katherine Lee
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Keith Bales
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Katherine Lee: 2,910
Keith Bales: 3,473 
District 4
June 6 Democratic primary:
June 6 GOP primary:
- Kelly Gebhardt: 1,345
a
- Bruce J. Hoiland: 367
- Bill Jones: 764
November 7 General election candidates:
Kelly Gebhardt 
District 7
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Rita P. Ceartin
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- John Bohlinger
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Rita P. Ceartin: 1,712
John Bohlinger: 2,769 
District 9
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Brent R. Cromley
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Corkey Harkins: 528
- Bruce T. Simon: 558
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Brent R. Cromley: 2,675 
Bruce T. Simon: 2,269
District 11
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Don Nelson
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Dan McGee
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Dan McGee: 3,957 
Don Nelson: 2,526
District 12
June 6 Democratic primary:
June 6 GOP primary:
- Robert R. Story, Jr.
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Robert R. Story, Jr. 
District 13
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Paul A. Grigsby
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- John Esp
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Paul A. Grigsby: 3,081
John Esp: 4,034 
District 14
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Mike Wheat
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Jack Wells
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Mike Wheat: 5,328 
Jack Wells: 5,082
District 16
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Mike Nash
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Ken Nordtvedt: 1,185
- Gary L. Perry: 1,387
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Mike Nash: 2,900
Gary L. Perry: 5,680 
District 20
June 6 Democratic primary:
June 6 GOP primary:
- Duane Grimes
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Duane Grimes 
District 21
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Trudi Schmidt
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Lisa M. Thibault
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Trudi Schmidt: 2,454 
Lisa M. Thibault: 1,372
District 23
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Jeff Mangan
a
June 6 GOP primary:
November 7 General election candidates:
Jeff Mangan 
District 24
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Joseph Tropila
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Hy H. Rushton
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Joseph Tropila: 4,135 
Hy H. Rushton: 1,689
District 26
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Mike Cooney
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Mary Jo Fox
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Mike Cooney: 5,314 
Mary Jo Fox: 2,487
District 28
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Joe Pennington
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Sherm Anderson: 1,570
a
- Mitch Tuttle: 804
November 7 General election candidates:
Joe Pennington: 3,117
Sherm Anderson: 3,456 
District 30
June 6 Democratic primary:
June 6 GOP primary:
- Harriet Gibson: 1,096
- Rick Laible: 1,929
a
- Allan Walters: 1,647
November 7 General election candidates:
Rick Laible 
District 33
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Jon Ellingson
a
June 6 GOP primary:
November 7 General election candidates:
Jon Ellingson 
District 34
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Carolyn Squires
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Jim Sadler
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Carolyn Squires: 3,572 
Jim Sadler: 1,686
District 38
June 6 Democratic primary:
June 6 GOP primary:
- Bob Keenan
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Bob Keenan 
District 39
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Connie Leistiko
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Gregory D. Barkus: 1,425
a
- Dale Haarr: 1,303
November 7 General election candidates:
Connie Leistiko: 2,526
Gregory D. Barkus: 4,106 
District 41
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Gayla I. Benefield
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Aubyn Curtiss
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Gayla I. Benefield: 1,935
Aubyn Curtiss: 4,312 
District 43
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Shannon J. Augare: 1,312
- Glenn A. Roush: 1,664
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Ken Hughes
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Glenn A. Roush: 2,910 
Ken Hughes: 2,004
District 44
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Rich Clough
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Jerry W. Black
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Rich Clough: 3,694 
Jerry W. Black: 2,703
District 45
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Jon Tester
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Roy Hollandsworth
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Jon Tester: 4,646 
Roy Hollandsworth: 1,879
District 46
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Ken Hansen: 1,327
a
- Arthur Kleinjan: 1,112
June 6 GOP primary:
- Ted Solomon
a
November 7 General election candidates:
Ken Hansen: 3,011 
Ted Solomon: 1,828
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