Sara Novak
2025 - Present
2029
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Sara Novak (Democratic Party) is a member of the Montana State Senate, representing District 36. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Novak (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Montana State Senate to represent District 36. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sara Novak graduated from Butte High School in 1996. Novak earned a master's degree in education in 2010.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Novak was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana State Senate District 36
Sara Novak defeated Darlean Newman in the general election for Montana State Senate District 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sara Novak (D) | 62.4 | 6,549 |
 | Darlean Newman (R)  | 37.6 | 3,948 | |
| Total votes: 10,497 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 36
Sara Novak defeated Jessica Wicks in the Democratic primary for Montana State Senate District 36 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Novak | 63.5 | 2,412 |
 | Jessica Wicks | 36.5 | 1,385 | |
| Total votes: 3,797 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 36
Darlean Newman advanced from the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 36 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darlean Newman | 100.0 | 1,947 |
| Total votes: 1,947 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Suzzann Nordwick (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Novak in this election.
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 77
John Fitzpatrick defeated incumbent Sara Novak in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Fitzpatrick (R) | 50.5 | 2,490 |
| Sara Novak (D) | 49.5 | 2,443 | |
| Total votes: 4,933 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Sara Novak advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Novak | 100.0 | 1,546 |
| Total votes: 1,546 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77
John Fitzpatrick advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Fitzpatrick | 100.0 | 1,518 |
| Total votes: 1,518 | |||
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2020
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 77
Sara Novak defeated Heather Blom in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Novak (D) | 52.8 | 3,057 |
| Heather Blom (R) | 47.2 | 2,730 | ||
| Total votes: 5,787 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77
Sara Novak advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Novak | 100.0 | 2,004 |
| Total votes: 2,004 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77
Heather Blom advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 77 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Heather Blom | 100.0 | 1,544 | |
| Total votes: 1,544 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Sara Novak did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Sara Novak did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Montana State Legislature was not in session.
2021
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In 2021, the Montana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Montana State Senate District 36 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Mark Sweeney (D) |
Montana House of Representatives District 77 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by John Fitzpatrick (R) |
