2024 Montana House of Representatives election

2024 Montana House of Representatives election
All 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives; 51 seats needed for a majority
	Results: ; Democratic gain; Republican hold Democratic hold
Speaker before election; Matt Regier; Republican	Elected Speaker ; Brandon Ler; Republican

The 2024 Montana House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.^[1]

This was the first election under new legislative lines adopted by an independent, bipartisan commission in 2023.^[2]

Although Republicans maintained the majority, Democrats gained new seats, and ended Republicans veto-proof supermajority.

Partisan background

In Montana's 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won the 61 House districts, while Joe Biden won 39. Going into the 2024 House elections, Democrats held District 27 in Havre (Trump +16%) and Majority-Minority District 42 in Big Horn County (Trump +2%). Republicans held Districts 41, 46, 57, 60, 91, and 92, where Biden won in 2020. Redistricting created two new competitive districts, 65 and 66 in Gallatin County, both favoring Biden.

Retirements

Thirty-four incumbents did not seek re-election.^[1]

Democrats

District 5: Dave Fern was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 15: Marvin Weatherwax Jr. retired.
District 32: Jonathan Windy Boy was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 42: Sharon Stewart-Peregoy was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 60: Laurie Bishop was term-limited.
District 61: Jim Hamilton was term-limited.
District 63: Alice Buckley retired.
District 74: Derek J. Harvey retired to run for State Senate.
District 79: Laura Smith retired to run for State Senate.
District 83: Kim Abbott was term-limited.

Republicans

District 1: Steve Gunderson was term-limited.
District 4: Matt Regier was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 10: Bob Keenan retired.
District 11: Tanner Smith retired to run for Governor.
District 14: Denley Loge was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 17: Ross Fitzgerald was term-limited.
District 20: Fred Anderson was term-limited.
District 22: Lola Sheldon-Galloway was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 23: Scot Kerns retired.
District 27: Joshua Kassmier retired to run for State Senate.
District 29: Edward Butcher retired.
District 33: Casey Knudsen was term-limited.
District 34: Rhonda Knudsen retired to run for State Senate.
District 36: Bob Phalen retired to run for State Senate.
District 41: Gayle Lammers retired to run for State Senate.
District 50: Naarah Hastings retired.
District 51: Mike Yakawich retired to run for State Senate.
District 54: Terry Moore retired.
District 56: Sue Vinton was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
District 72: Tom Welch was term-limited.
District 78: Gregory Frazer retired to run for State Senate.
District 88: Wayne Rusk retired to run for State Senate.
District 92: Mike Hopkins was term-limited.
District 93: Joe Read was term-limited.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[3]	Solid R	June 13, 2024

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Five incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary election.^[4]

Republicans

District 8: Tony Brockman lost renomination to Lukas Schubert.
District 20: Steven Galloway lost renomination to Melissa Nikolakakos.
District 68: Jennifer Carlson lost a redistricting race to Caleb Hinkle.
District 78: James Bergstrom lost renomination to Randyn Gregg.
District 85: Michele Binkley lost renomination to Kathy Love.

Results summary

Election

2024 Montana House of Representatives election
General election — November 5, 2024^[5]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–

	Republican	355,584	62.29	58	10^[a]
	Democratic	208,872	36.59	42	10^[a]
	Libertarian	4,057	0.71	0
	Independents	2,320	0.41	0
Totals		570,833	100	100	—

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District 4, 4.03%
District 45, 5.84% gain
District 27, 5.22% gain
District 42, 4.34%
District 46, 5.96% gain
District 58, 7.96% gain
District 19, 9.21% gain
District 91, 8.25%
District 20, 7%
District 3, 3.66% gain
District 57, 0.26% gain
District 15, 2.73%
District 60, 4.82% gain
District 47, 5.74%
District 63, 7.24%
District 80, 7.57% gain
District 62, 2.42%

Detailed results

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Districts 1-20

District 1

Incumbent Republican Steve Gunderson was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits. He originally intended to run in the Republican primary for Montana State Auditor, but withdrew.

Montana House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neil Duram	5,541	79.97%
	Democratic	Dakota Adams	1,388	20.03%
Total votes			6,929	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Neil Duram had represented the district since 2019 and will now represent the 1st district due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Millett	4,600	78.70%
	Democratic	Brad Simonis	1,245	21.30%
Total votes			5,845	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Braxton Mitchell had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent the 5th district due to redistricting. Democrat Debo Powers had represented the 3rd district between 2019 and 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debo Powers	3,554	51.78%
	Republican	Cathy Mitchell	3,310	48.22%
Total votes			6,864	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

Incumbent Republican Matt Regier, incumbent Speaker of the House, was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits, and will now represent Senate District 5.

Montana House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyn Bennett	3,171	52.04%
	Democratic	Lindsey Jordan	2,922	47.96%
Total votes			6,093	100%
	Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Dave Fern was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits, and will now represent Senate District 2.

Montana House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Braxton Mitchell	4,671	73.85%
	Democratic	Steve Paugh	1,654	26.15%
Total votes			6,325	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

Incumbent Republican Amy Regier has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Regier (incumbent)	5,131	69.52%
	Democratic	Velvet Phillips-Sullivan	2,250	30.48%
Total votes			7,381	100%
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Courtenay Sprunger has represented the district since 2023.

Montana House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Courtenay Sprunger (incumbent)	3,081	65.36%
	Democratic	Arthur Fretheim	1,633	34.64%
Total votes			4,714	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Terry Falk had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent district 10 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lukas Schubert	4,030	70.69%
	Democratic	Beth Sibert	1,671	29.31%
Total votes			5,701	100%
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Tony Brockman ran in the Republican primary for District 8 due to redistricting, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Kelly	4,807	74.55%
	Democratic	Joanne Morrow	1,641	25.45%
Total votes			6,448	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Bob Keenan did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Falk	4,350	74.96%
	Democratic	Devin Marconi	1,453	25.04%
Total votes			5,803	100%
	Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Tanner Smith unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary to be the Governor of Montana.

Montana House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Byrne	5,214	75.80%
	Democratic	Jennifer Allen	1,665	24.20%
Total votes			6,879	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Linda Reksten had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent the 13th district due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracy Sharp	5,117	70.83%
	Democratic	Barry Olson	2,107	29.17%
Total votes			7,224	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Paul Fielder had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent the 14th district due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Reksten	3,589	60.72%
	Democratic	Shirley Azzopardi	2,322	39.28%
Total votes			5,911	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican Denley Loge was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits, and will now represent Senate District 45.

Montana House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Fielder	5,133	75.01%
	Democratic	Colleen Hinds	1,710	24.99%
Total votes			6,843	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Weatherwax Jr. did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thedis Crowe	2,087	51.84%
	Republican	Ralph Foster	1,939	48.16%
Total votes			4,026	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Tyson Running Wolf has represented the district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tyson Running Wolf (incumbent)	2,455	59.34%
	Republican	Elaine Utterback Mitchell	1,682	40.66%
Total votes			4,137	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Ross Fitzgerald was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zachary Wirth	4,807	75.30%
	Democratic	Leonard Bates	1,577	24.70%
Total votes			6,384	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican Llew Jones has represented the district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Llew Jones (incumbent)	3,982	73.43%
	Democratic	David Arends	1,441	26.57%
Total votes			5,423	100%
	Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Russ Miner had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent district 26 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Weber	1,798	54.67%
	Republican	Hannah Trebas	1,491	45.33%
Total votes			3,289	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 20

Incumbent Republican Fred Anderson was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Melissa Nikolakakos	2,686	53.58%
	Democratic	Rina Fontana Moore	2,327	46.42%
Total votes			5,013	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 21-40

District 21

Incumbent Republican Ed Buttrey has represented the district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Buttrey (incumbent)	3,662	67.56%
	Democratic	Lela Graham	1,758	32.44%
Total votes			5,420	100%
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Lola Sheldon-Galloway was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits. She ran in the Republican primary for Senate District 13, but did not win.

Montana House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Nikolakakos	2,017	62.21%
	Democratic	Ronald K. Paulick	1,225	37.79%
Total votes			3,242	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Scot Kerns did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Tilleman	2,504	56.24%
	Democratic	Sandor R. Hopkins	1,811	40.68%
	Libertarian	Kevin Leatherbarrow	137	3.08%
Total votes			4,452	100%
	Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Steven Galloway has represented the district since 2021. He ran in the Republican primary for District 20 due to redistricting, but lost. Steve Fitzpatrick was the incumbent Majority Leader in the Senate, but was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Fitzpatrick	4,019	100%
Total votes			4,019	100%
	Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican Steve Gist has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gist (incumbent)	4,088	75.34%
	Democratic	James Rickley	1,338	24.66%
Total votes			5,426	100%
	Republican hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican George Nikolakakos had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 22 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Miner	5,054	100%
Total votes			5,054	100%
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Joshua Kassmier had represented the district since 2019, and will now represent Senate District 13. Ed Hill had represented District 28 between 2021 and 2023, but was defeated by Tuss in 2022.

Montana House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Tuss	2,329	52.47%
	Republican	Ed Hill	2,110	47.53%
Total votes			4,439	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Paul Tuss has represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 27 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Albus	4,118	77.07%
	Democratic	Blake Borst	1,225	22.93%
Total votes			5,343	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 29

Incumbent Republican Edward Butcher had represented the district since 2023, but did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Valerie Moore	5,026	100%
Total votes			5,026	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican James Bergstrom had represented the district since 2023. He ran in the Republican primary for District 78 due to redistricting, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morgan Thiel	4,281	100%
Total votes			4,281	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Frank Smith has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Smith (incumbent)	2,182	59.90%
	Republican	Kevin Taylor	1,461	40.10%
Total votes			3,643	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Windy Boy has represented the district since 2017, and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits. He will now represent Senate District 16. Mike Fox represented the 16th district in the Senate.

Montana House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Fox	2,240	59.78%
	Republican	Jason Ulrich	1,507	40.22%
Total votes			3,747	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Casey Knudsen had represented the district since 2017, and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Ler	4,576	100%
Total votes			4,576	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Rhonda Knudsen had represented the district since 2019. She ran in the Republican primary for Senate District 15, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Schillinger	5,554	100%
Total votes			5,554	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Brandon Ler had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 33 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Parry	4,780	80.69%
	Democratic	Kim Kreider	1,144	19.31%
Total votes			5,924	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Bob Phalen had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent Senate District 17.

Montana House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Kmetz	3,558	70.08%
	Democratic	Stan Taylor	1,519	29.92%
Total votes			5,077	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Jerry Schillinger had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 34 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Klakken	4,684	74.37%
	Democratic	Andrea Payne	1,614	25.63%
Total votes			6,298	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Greg Kmetz had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 36 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Oblander	5,894	100%
Total votes			5,894	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Gary Parry had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 35 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerri Seekins-Crowe	3,151	65.99%
	Democratic	Melissa Smith	1,624	34.01%
Total votes			4,775	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Greg Oblander had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 38 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Vinton	3,679	74.47%
	Democratic	Bob Auch	1,261	25.53%
Total votes			4,940	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 41-60

District 41

Incumbent Republican Gayle Lammers had represented the district since 2024 and will now represent Senate District 21.

Montana House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jade Sooktis	1,839	63.83%
	Republican	Da Wallowing Bull	1,042	36.17%
Total votes			2,881	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Sharon Stewart-Peregoy had represented the district since 2017 and was inelligible for re-election due to term limits. She was the Democratic nominee for Senate District 21, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sidney "Chip" Fitzpatrick	1,922	52.56%
	Republican	Bill Hodges	1,735	47.44%
Total votes			3,657	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Kerri Seekins-Crowe had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 39 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brewster	2,965	64.26%
	Democratic	Alexander Clark	1,649	35.74%
Total votes			4,614	100%
	Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Larry Brewster had represented the district since 2020 and will now represent District 43 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katie Zolnikov	4,508	100%
Total votes			4,508	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Republican Katie Zolnikov had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 44 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denise Baum	2,603	52.94%
	Republican	Kassidy Olson	2,314	47.06%
Total votes			4,917	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 46

Incumbent Republican Bill Mercer had represented the district since 2019 and will now represent District 52 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma Kerr-Carpenter	2,507	52.91%
	Republican	Starr Emery	2,231	47.09%
Total votes			4,738	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Denise Baum had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 45 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Reavis	1,819	52.88%
	Republican	Stephanie Moncada	1,621	47.12%
Total votes			3,440	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Republican Jodee Etchart had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 51 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Schomer	2,565	57.14%
	Democratic	Anne Ross	1,924	42.86%
Total votes			4,489	100%
	Republican hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Emma Kerr-Carpenter had represented the district since 2018 and will now represent District 46 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherry Essmann	3,063	62.46%
	Democratic	Rudolf Haden	1,841	37.54%
Total votes			4,904	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 50

Incumbent Republican Naarah Hastings had represented the district since 2023, but did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Nicastro	4,019	66.19%
	Democratic	Shawn C. Giesick	2,053	33.81%
Total votes			6,072	100%
	Republican hold

District 51

Incumbent Republican Mike Yakawich had represented the district since 2022, and will now represent Senate District 24.

Montana House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jodee Etchart	3,124	57.38%
	Nonpartisan	Janna Hafer	2,320	42.62%
Total votes			5,444	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Republican Sherry Essmann had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 49 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Mercer	4,522	67.65%
	Democratic	Carole Boerner	2,162	32.35%
Total votes			6,684	100%
	Republican hold

District 53

Incumbent Republican Nelly Nicol has represented the district since 2023.

Montana House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nelly Nicol (incumbent)	4,838	75.90%
	Democratic	Ellie Kerns	1,536	24.10%
Total votes			6,374	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent Republican Terry Moore had represented the district since 2019, but did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Deming	4,247	66.23%
Total votes			4,247	100%
	Republican hold

District 55

Incumbent Republican Lee Deming had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 54 due to redistricting. Kim Gillan had represented District 11 between 1997 and 2004 and Senate District 24 between 2004 and 2012.

Montana House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Barker	4,931	65.95%
	Democratic	Kim Gillan	2,546	34.05%
Total votes			7,477	100%
	Republican hold

District 56

Incumbent Republican Sue Vinton had represented the district since 2017 and was inelligible for re-election due to term limits. She will now represent Senate District 20.

Montana House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fiona Nave	6,005	100%
Total votes			6,005	100%
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Fiona Nave had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 56 due to redistricting.

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Montana House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Rosenzweig	3,803	50.13%
	Republican	Marty Malone	3,783	49.87%
Total votes			7,586	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 58

Incumbent Republican Brad Barker had represented the district since 2023 and will now represent District 55 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jamie Isaly	3,690	53.59%
	Republican	Jason Gunderson	3,196	46.41%
Total votes			6,886	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 59

Incumbent Republican Marty Malone had represented the district since 2021. He was the Republican nominee for District 57 due to redistricting, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Stafman	4,851	62.82%
	Republican	Marc Greendorfer	2,871	37.18%
Total votes			7,722	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Laurie Bishop had represented the district since 2017 and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alanah Griffith	3,338	52.16%
	Republican	Jerry Johnson	3,062	47.84%
Total votes			6,400	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 61-80

District 61

Incumbent Democrat Jim Hamilton had represented the district since 2017 and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becky Edwards	2,695	71.35%
	Republican	Thomas Carlson	1,082	28.65%
Total votes			3,777	100%
	Democratic hold

District 62

Incumbent Democrat Ed Stafman had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 59 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Seckinger	2,926	51.06%
	Republican	Owen Lang	2,804	48.94%
Total votes			5,730	100%
	Democratic hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Alice Buckley had represented the district since 2021 but did not file for re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Strand	3,255	53.42%
	Republican	Mark Lewis	2,838	46.58%
Total votes			6,093	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Jane Gillette had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 77 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kelly Kortum	3,177	54.31%
	Republican	Jolene Crum	2,673	45.69%
Total votes			5,850	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 65

Incumbent Democrat Kelly Kortum had represented the district since 2021 and will now represent District 64 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Close	3,456	55.72%
	Republican	Esther Fishbaugh	2,746	44.28%
Total votes			6,202	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

Incumbent Democrat Eric Matthews has represented the district since 2023.

Montana House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Matthews (incumbent)	4,009	56.74%
	Republican	Marla Davis	3,057	43.26%
Total votes			7,066	100%
	Democratic hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Jedediah Hinkle has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jedediah Hinkle (incumbent)	3,757	63.39%
	Democratic	Carl Anderson	2,170	36.61%
Total votes			5,927	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Republican Caleb Hinkle has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Caleb Hinkle (incumbent)	4,283	74.06%
	Democratic	Alexander Colafrancesco	1,500	25.94%
Total votes			5,783	100%
	Republican hold

District 69

Incumbent Republican Jennifer Carlson had represented the district since 2021. She ran in the Republican primary for District 68 due to redistricting, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Walsh	6,222	100%
Total votes			6,222	100%
	Republican hold

District 70

Incumbent Republican Julie Dooling had represented the district since 2019, and will now represent District 84 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shannon Maness	5,384	100%
Total votes			5,384	100%
	Republican hold

District 71

Incumbent Republican Ken Walsh had represented the district since 2021, and will now represent District 69 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott DeMarois	3,375	61.84%
	Republican	H. Steiger	2,083	38.16%
Total votes			5,458	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 72

Incumbent Republican Tom Welch had represented the district since 2017, and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donavon Hawk	3,081	62.37%
	Republican	Andy Johnson	1,859	37.63%
Total votes			4,940	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 73

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Lynch has represented the district since 2023.

Montana House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Lynch (incumbent)	2,766	61.71%
	Republican	Zach Tomaszewski	1,716	38.29%
Total votes			4,482	100%
	Democratic hold

District 74

Incumbent Democrat Derek Harvey had represented the district since 2019 and will now represent Senate District 37.

Montana House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Lee	3,744	61.30%
	Republican	Trenin Bayless	2,364	38.70%
Total votes			6,108	100%
	Democratic hold

District 75

Incumbent Republican Marta Bertoglio has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 75th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marta Bertoglio (incumbent)	5,166	71.13%
	Democratic	Nancy Jane Lien	2,097	28.87%
Total votes			7,263	100%
	Republican hold

District 76

Incumbent Democrat Donavon Hawk had represented the district since 2021, and will now represent District 72 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Fitzpatrick	4,957	78.46%
	Libertarian	Elena Gagliano	1,361	21.54%
Total votes			6,318	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 77

Incumbent Republican John Fitzpatrick had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 76 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Gillette	5,458	78.53%
	Democratic	Jeremiah Dawson	1,492	21.47%
Total votes			6,950	100%
	Republican hold

District 78

Incumbent Republican Gregory Frazer had represented the district since 2021, and will now represent Senate District 38.

Montana House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randynn Gregg	4,877	78.23%
	Democratic	Glenn Lambert	1,357	21.77%
Total votes			6,234	100%
	Republican hold

District 79

Incumbent Democrat Laura Smith had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent Senate District 40.

Montana House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luke Muszkiewicz	3,678	53.52%
	Republican	Jill Sark	3,194	46.48%
Total votes			6,872	100%
	Democratic hold

District 80

Incumbent Republican Zachary Wirth had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 17 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melissa Romano	2,937	53.82%
	Republican	Rachel Burright	2,520	46.18%
Total votes			5,457	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Districts 81-100

District 81

Incumbent Democrat Melissa Romano had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 80 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Caferro	3,498	55.53%
	Republican	Dustin Scott	2,801	44.47%
Total votes			6,299	100%
	Democratic hold

District 82

Incumbent Democrat Mary Caferro had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 81 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Elverum	2,990	54.87%
	Republican	John Looney, Sr.	2,459	45.13%
Total votes			5,449	100%
	Democratic hold

District 83

Incumbent Democrat Kim Abbott, incumbent House Minority Leader, had represented the district since 2017, and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Cohenour	3,549	55.64%
	Republican	Wes Feist	2,830	44.36%
Total votes			6,379	100%
	Democratic hold

District 84

Incumbent Democrat Jill Cohenour had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 83 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Dooling	4,770	67.35%
	Libertarian	Michele Crepeau	2,312	32.65%
Total votes			7,082	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 85

Incumbent Republican Michele Binkley had represented the district since 2021. She ran in the Republican primary to continue representing District 85, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Love	5,716	77.16%
	Democratic	Laura Mae Jackson	1,692	22.84%
Total votes			7,408	100%
	Republican hold

District 86

Incumbent Republican David Bedey has represented the district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Bedey (incumbent)	4,798	71.73%
	Democratic	Jeff Kempka	1,891	28.27%
Total votes			6,689	100%
	Republican hold

District 87

Incumbent Republican Ron Marshall has represented the district since 2021.

Montana House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Marshall (incumbent)	5,457	74.72%
	Democratic	Tammie Milligan	1,846	25.28%
Total votes			7,303	100%
	Republican hold

District 88

Incumbent Republican Wayne Rusk has represented the district since 2023. He ran in the Republican primary for Senate District 44, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Overstreet	5,086	69.97%
	Democratic	Evan Schroedel	2,183	30.03%
Total votes			7,269	100%
	Republican hold

District 89

Incumbent Democrat Katie Sullivan had represented the district since 2019, and will now represent District 93 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Thane	3,590	55.59%
	Republican	Lyn Hellegaard	2,868	44.41%
Total votes			6,458	100%
	Democratic hold

District 90

Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Marler had represented the district since 2019, and will now represent District 94 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Cochran	5,381	100%
Total votes			5,381	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 91

Incumbent Democrat Connie Keogh had represented the district since 2019, and will now represent District 92 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelly Fyant	3,249	54.20%
	Republican	David Passieri	2,745	45.80%
Total votes			5,994	100%
	Democratic hold

District 92

Incumbent Republican Mike Hopkins had represented the district since 2017, and was inelligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Montana House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Connie Keogh	4,059	61.07%
	Republican	Ted Morgan	2,587	38.93%
Total votes			6,646	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 93

Incumbent Republican Joe Read had represented the district since 2019. He ran in the Republican primary for District 91 due to redistricting, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Sullivan	4,024	61.95%
	Republican	Roy Handley	2,472	38.05%
Total votes			6,496	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 94

Incumbent Democrat Tom France had represented the district since 2021, and will now represent District 99 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 94th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Marler	4,076	58.88%
	Republican	Adam Henson	2,846	41.12%
Total votes			6,922	100%
	Democratic hold

District 95

Incumbent Democrat SJ Howell had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 100 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zooey Zephyr	5,189	79.86%
	Republican	Barbara Starmer	1,309	20.14%
Total votes			6,498	100%
	Democratic hold

District 96

Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Karlen had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 98 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Carter	3,684	60.61%
	Republican	Robert Labair	2,394	39.39%
Total votes			6,078	100%
	Democratic hold

District 97

Incumbent Republican Lyn Hellegaard had represented the district since 2023. She was the Republican nominee for District 89 due to redistricting, but lost.

Montana House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melody Cunningham	3,651	60.35%
	Republican	Nick Knowles	2,152	35.57%
	Libertarian	Richard Armerding	247	4.08%
Total votes			6,050	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 98

Incumbent Democrat Bob Carter had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 96 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Karlen	3,684	57.71%
	Republican	Jace Beard	2,700	42.29%
Total votes			6,384	100%
	Democratic hold

District 99

Incumbent Democrat Mark Thane had represented the district since 2021, and will now represent District 89 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom France	3,757	55.95%
	Republican	Ryan Darling	2,958	44.05%
Total votes			6,715	100%
	Democratic hold

District 100

Incumbent Democrat Zooey Zephyr had represented the district since 2023, and will now represent District 95 due to redistricting.

Montana House of Representatives 100th district general election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	SJ Howell	4,440	77.70%
	Republican	Christopher Paul Buckles	1,274	22.30%
Total votes			5,714	100%
	Democratic hold

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Republican candidate Marty Malone has raised enough money for a recount in District 57, so the result in this district will not be final until early December.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ Arren Kimbel-Sannit (February 13, 2023). "Explaining the why and the where of Montana's new legislative districts". Montana Free Press.
^ "24 MT Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ Ambarian, Jonathon (June 6, 2024). "Legislative shake-up as incumbents lose primaries following Montana redistricting". KTVH-DT. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ "2024 Candidate Filing List: Legislative". Christi Jacobsen, Montana Secretary of State. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ Alina Hauter (November 26, 2024). "Recount to be held for Montana House District 57 race". KTVQ. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[PotentialRecount-1] Republican candidate Marty Malone has raised enough money for a recount in District 57, so the result in this district will not be final until early December.^[7]

[BMTR-2] "Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[3] Arren Kimbel-Sannit (February 13, 2023). "Explaining the why and the where of Montana's new legislative districts". Montana Free Press.

[4] "24 MT Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[5] Ambarian, Jonathon (June 6, 2024). "Legislative shake-up as incumbents lose primaries following Montana redistricting". KTVH-DT. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[:0-6] "Montana Secretary of State". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

[7] "2024 Candidate Filing List: Legislative". Christi Jacobsen, Montana Secretary of State. February 20, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[HD57_Recount-8] Alina Hauter (November 26, 2024). "Recount to be held for Montana House District 57 race". KTVQ. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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