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Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022

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2022 Montana
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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

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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.

Montana state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022
Year Districts/
offices 		Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Conteste=ested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2022 125 125 39 265 250 13 31 17.6% 13 15.1%
2020 125 125 41 268 250 16 35 20.4% 23 27.4%
2018 125 125 37 261 250 17 21 15.2% 10 11.4%
2016 125 125 49 308 250 15 38 21.2% 13 17.1%
2014 125 125 18 294 250 21 38 23.6% 18 16.8%


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
Image of
Image of
Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
40.5
 
244,786 0
Image of
Image of
Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.5
 
15,252 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.0
 
55 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

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


Current members of the Montana House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Brandon Ler
Majority Leader:Steve Fitzpatrick
Minority Leader:Katie Sullivan
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Ed Byrne (R)
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Paul Tuss (D)
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Mike Fox (D)
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Marc Lee (D)
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SJ Howell (D)
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