Montana State Senate elections, 2008

Elections for the office of Montana State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 3, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. Twenty-five seats were up for election.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Montana State Senate, a candidate must be:

• 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.

Campaign contributions

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates amounted to $744,742. The top 10 contributors were:

2008 Donors, Montana State Senate
Donor	Amount
Zinke, Ryan K.	$15,491
Windy Boy, Jonathan	$6,986
Brenden, John C.	$6,240
Hartelius, Channing J.	$6,171
Brown, Taylor	$5,700
Sands, Jack E.	$5,500
Brooks, Suzanne	$4,911
Jordan, Gilbert	$4,125
ActBlue Montana	$3,512
Yellowstone County Republican Central Committee	$3,300

List of candidates

District 2

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Gil Jordan: 1,130
• Brittany MacLean: 1,284 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Suzanne Brooks: 641
• Ryan Zinke: 1,452 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Brittany MacLean: 4,571

Ryan Zinke: 5,498

District 3

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Mark Holston a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Bruce Tutvedt a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Holston: 4,572

Bruce Tutvedt: 7,370

District 6

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• John Brueggeman a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Brueggeman: 6,784

M. Neal Donohue: 2,367

District 7

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Paul Clark: 1,592 a
• Judy Stang: 1,425

June 3 GOP primary:

• Sylvia Bookout-Reinicke: 876
• Greg Hinkle: 1,886 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul Clark: 4,581

Greg Hinkle: 5,555

District 9

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Erik Somerfeld a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Rick Ripley a

November 4 General election candidates:

Erik Somerfeld: 3,712

Rick Ripley: 5,655

District 10

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Brad Hamlett: 1,887 a
• Channing Hartelius: 1,522

June 3 GOP primary:

• Jim Whitaker a

November 4 General election candidates:

Brad Hamlett: 4,102

Jim Whitaker: 3,937

District 16

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Frank Smith: 1,363
• Jonathan Windy Boy: 1,476 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jonathan Windy Boy

District 18

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Shirley Baumgartner: 1,924 a
• Robert Fossum: 1,289

June 3 GOP primary:

• John Brenden: 1,548 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Shirley Baumgartner: 4,369

John Brenden: 4,736

District 19

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Donald Steinbeisser a

November 4 General election candidates:

Donald Steinbeisser

District 21

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Norma Bixby: 939
• Kenneth Brien, Jr: 663
• Sharon Stewart-Peregoy: 1,012 a
• Chip Watts: 683

June 3 GOP primary:

• Randen Schoppe a

November 4 General election candidates:

Sharon Stewart-Peregoy: 4,113

Randen Schoppe: 2,392

District 22

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Lane Larson a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Taylor Brown a

November 4 General election candidates:

Lane Larson: 4,151

Taylor Brown: 5,031

District 24

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Kim Gillan a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Wilfred Ebert a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kim Gillan: 5,490

Wilfred Ebert: 3,692

District 26

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Lynda Moss a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Max Graham a

November 4 General election candidates:

Lynda Moss: 4,405

Max Graham: 2,884

District 27

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Gary Branae a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Michael Carson: 197
• Jack Sands: 766 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary Branae: 3,806

Jack Sands: 3,405

District 33

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Bob Hawks a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Nick Landeros a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Hawks: 6,189

Nick Landeros: 2,713

District 34

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Joe Balyeat a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joe Balyeat

District 36

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Lynn Brown Giles a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Debby Barett a

November 4 General election candidates:

Lynn Brown Giles: 3,550

Debby Barrett: 6,784

District 37

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Steve Gallus a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Robert Dwyer a

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Gallus: 6,168

Robert Dwyer: 2,658

District 38

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Jim Keane a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Keane

District 41

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Hal Jacobson: 2,448
• Christine Kaufmann: 2,911 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Bob Leach a

November 4 General election candidates:

Christine Kaufmann: 5,987

Bob Leach: 3,246

District 43

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Jesse Laslovich a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dick Motta a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jesse Laslovich: 5,853

Dick Motta: 2,391

District 45

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Jim Shockley a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Shockley

District 46

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Carol Williams a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Carol Williams

District 47

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Rosalie Buzzas: 1,564
• Ron Erickson: 3,241 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ron Erickson

District 50

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Clifford Larsen a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Clifford Larsen: 6,693

Kandi Matthew-Jenkins: 2,733

External links

• Montana Secretary of State, official 2008 legislative primary election results
• Montana Secretary of State, official 2008 legislative general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Montana State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matt Regier

Majority Leader:Tom McGillvray

Senators

District 1

Mike Cuffe (R)

District 2

Dave Fern (D)

District 3

Carl Glimm (R)

District 4

John Fuller (R)

District 5

Matt Regier (R)

District 6

Mark Noland (R)

District 7

Greg Hertz (R)

District 8

Susan Webber (D)

District 9

Bruce Gillespie (R)

District 10

Jeremy Trebas (R)

District 11

Daniel Emrich (R)

District 12

Wendy McKamey (R)

District 13

Joshua Kassmier (R)

District 14

Russel Tempel (R)

District 15

Gregg Hunter (R)

District 16

Jonathan Windy Boy (D)

District 17

Bob Phalen (R)

District 18

Kenneth Bogner (R)

District 19

Barry Usher (R)

District 20

Sue Vinton (R)

District 21

Gayle Lammers (R)

District 22

Daniel Zolnikov (R)

District 23

Emma Kerr-Carpenter (D)

District 24

Mike Yakawich (R)

District 25

Dennis Lenz (R)

District 26

Tom McGillvray (R)

District 27

Vince Ricci (R)

District 28

Forrest Mandeville (R)

District 29

John Esp (R)

District 30

Cora Neumann (D)

District 31

Pat Flowers (D)

District 32

Denise Hayman (D)

District 33

Christopher Pope (D)

District 34

Shelley Vance (R)

District 35

Tony Tezak (R)

District 36

Sara Novak (D)

District 37

Derek Harvey (D)

District 38

Becky Beard (R)

District 39

Wylie Galt (R)

District 40

Laura Smith (D)

District 41

Janet Ellis (D)

District 42

Mary Dunwell (D)

District 43

Jason Ellsworth (R)

District 44

Theresa Manzella (R)

District 45

Denley Loge (R)

District 46

Jacinda Morigeau (D)

District 47

Ellie Boldman (D)

District 48

Andrea Olsen (D)

District 49

Willis Curdy (D)

District 50

Shane Morigeau (D)

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