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In 2022, two special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Montana State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

Senate special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Montana


If there is a vacancy in the Montana State Legislature, the board of county commissioners of the county that comprises the legislative district of the vacant seat must select a replacement. The secretary of state must notify the board of county commissioners and the state party that holds the vacant seat no later than seven days after being informed of the vacancy. The county central committee has 45 days after receiving notice from the secretary of state to provide a list of candidates to the board of county commissioners. The board must select a replacement no later than 15 days after receiving the list of candidates. If the legislature is in session, the selection must be made no later than five days after receiving a candidate list.[1] Any person selected to fill a House seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term. Any person selected to fill a Senate seat serves until the next scheduled general election.[2]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Montana Const. Art. 5, Sec 7 and Montana Code Ann. §5-2-402


About the legislature

The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana State Senate.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2022. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Montana State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 20 19
     Republican Party 30 31
Total 50 50
Montana House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 42 33
     Republican Party 58 67
Total 100 100

Special elections

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November 8, 2022

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2022

In 2022, 54 state legislative special elections were scheduled in 24 states. Between 2011 and 2021, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2022 special elections

In 2022, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 21 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 24 due to resignation
  • 9 due to the death of the incumbent

Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:


The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2022. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections.

Note: This table reflects information for elections that were held and not the total number of vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2022)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 36 36
     Republican Party 18 18
     Independent 0 0
Total 54 54

Flipped seats

In 2022, two seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections.

Seats flipped from D to R

Seats flipped from R to D


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Montana Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 5-2-402 (3) (a)-(c))
  2. ↑ Montana Legislature, "Montana Code Annotated," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 5-2-405 (1)-(2))
  3. ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2022 Primary and General Election Calendar," accessed March 21, 2022
  4. ↑ KTVH, "Gianforte’s budget director steps down; GOP legislator will take the job," September 7, 2021
  5. ↑ Helena Independent Record, "Dan Bartel appointed to state Senate seat vacated by new budget director," November 17, 2022
  6. ↑ Kilgore News Herald, "Wicks tapped to fill vacant Sweeney Senate seat; Mullen to be Democrat nominee in fall," June 21, 2022
  7. ↑ Quad City Times, "Montana state senator and U.S. House candidate dies," accessed May 10, 2022
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