2020 Montana House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana.

2020 Montana House of Representatives election

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
All 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.82%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Greg Hertz (term-limited) Casey Schreiner (term-limited) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 7, 2019 January 7, 2019 Leader's seat 12th-Polson 26th-Great Falls Last election 58 42 Seats won 67 33 Seat change 9 9 Popular vote 338,344 224,210 Percentage 59.30% 39.30% Swing 3.59% 1.94%
Speaker before election Greg Hertz Republican Elected Speaker Wylie Galt Republican

Elections to the Montana House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	October 21, 2020

Results summary

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/−	%
	Montana Republican Party	338,344	59.30	67	+9	67.00
	Montana Democratic Party	224,210	39.30	33	-9	33.00
	Libertarian Party of Montana	7,993	1.40	0	0	0.00
	Write-in	6	0.00	0	0	0.00
Total		570,553	100.00	100	±0	100.00
Registered voters		752,538	100.00
Turnout		570,553	75.82
Source: Montana Secretary of State

Popular vote Republican   59.30% Democratic   39.30% Libertarian   1.40%

House seats Republican   67.00% Democratic   33.00%

Incumbents defeated in primary election

• David Dunn (R-District 9), defeated by Brian Putnam (R)
• Joel Krautter (R-District 35), defeated by Brandon Ler (R)
• Frederick Moore (R-District 37), defeated by Jerry Schillinger (R)
• Bruce Grubbs (R-District 68), defeated by Caleb Hinkle (R)
• Greg DeVries (R-District 75), defeated by Marta Bertoglio (R)

Incumbents defeated in general election

• Debo Powers (D-District 3), defeated by Braxton Mitchell (R)
• Brad Hamlett (D-District 23), defeated by Scot Kerns (R)
• Barbara Bessette (D-District 24), defeated by Steven Galloway (R)
• Jasmine Krotkov (D-District 25), defeated by Steve Gist (R)
• Jade Bahr (D-District 50), defeated by Mallerie Stromswold (R)

Open seats that changed parties

• Casey Schreiner (D-District 26) ran for Lieutenant Governor, seat won by Jeremy Trebas (R)
• Jacob Bachmeier (D-District 28) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Ed Hill (R)
• Gordon Pierson (D-District 78) was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election, seat won by Gregory Frazer (R)
• Tom Winter (D-District 96) ran for the U.S House, seat won by Kathy Whitman (R)

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 96, 2.62% gain
2. District 23, 2.64% gain
3. District 25, 3.27% gain
4. District 28, 3.68% gain
5. District 48, 5.52%
6. District 50, 5.62% gain
7. District 77, 5.66%
8. District 26, 5.72% gain
9. District 51, 6.44%
10. District 24, 6.9% gain
11. District 94, 6.98%
12. District 84, 7.2%
13. District 83, 8.72%
14. District 78, 8.98% gain

Detailed results

Districts 1-20

District 1

Incumbent Republican Steve Gunderson has represented the 1st District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gunderson (incumbent)	3,721	71.03%
	Democratic	Marvin C. Sather	1,518	28.97%
Total votes			5,239	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Neil Duram has represented the 2nd district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neil Duram (incumbent)	5,080	80.15%
	Democratic	Lori Ramesz	1,258	19.85%
Total votes			6,338	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Debo Powers has represented the 3rd district since her appointment on November 5, 2019. Powers lost re-election to Republican Braxton Mitchell.

Montana House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Braxton Mitchell	3,586	59.98%
	Democratic	Debo Powers (incumbent)	2,393	40.02%
Total votes			5,979	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Incumbent Republican Matt Regier has represented the 4th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Regier (incumbent)	5,922	100%
Total votes			5,922	100%
	Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Dave Fern has represented the 5th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Fern (incumbent)	4,482	60.08%
	Republican	Catherine Owens	2,978	39.92%
Total votes			7,460	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Carl Glimm has represented the 6th district since 2013. Glimm was term-limited and successfully ran for the Montana Senate. Republican Amy Regier won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Regier	5,187	69.34%
	Democratic	Jerramy Dear-Ruel	2,294	30.66%
Total votes			7,481	100%
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Frank Garner has represented the 7th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Garner (incumbent)	3,089	64.03%
	Democratic	Ross Frazier	1,475	30.58%
	Libertarian	Nicholas Ramlow	260	5.39%
Total votes			4,824	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican John Fuller has represented the 8th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Fuller (incumbent)	5,108	100%
Total votes			5,108	100%
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican David Dunn has represented the 9th district since 2019. Dunn lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Brian Putnam. Putnam won the general election.

Montana House of representatives 9th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Putnam	4,142	100%
Total votes			4,142	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Mark Noland has represented the 10th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Noland (incumbent)	5,371	71.15%
	Democratic	Jennifer Allen	2,178	28.85%
Total votes			7,549	100%
	Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Derek Skees has represented the 11th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derek Skees (incumbent)	5,358	100%
Total votes			5,358	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican House Speaker Greg Hertz has represented the 12th district since 2015. Hertz ran successfully for the Montana Senate and fellow Republican Linda Reksten won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Reksten	3,739	56.92%
	Democratic	Gerry Browning	2,830	43.08%
Total votes			6,569	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Bob Brown has represented the 13th district since 2015. Brown ran for the Montana Senate and fellow Republican Paul Fielder won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Fielder	4,792	71.16%
	Democratic	Colleen Hinds	1,449	21.52%
	Libertarian	Cade Stiles	493	7.32%
Total votes			6,734	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican Denley Loge has represented the 14th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denley Loge (incumbent)	5,185	99.94%
	Independent	Mark T. French (write-in)	3	0.06%
Total votes			5,188	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Weatherwax Jr. has represented the 15th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Weatherwax Jr. (incumbent)	2,908	100%
Total votes			2,908	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Tyson Runningwolf has represented the 16th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tyson Runningwolf (incumbent)	3,237	100%
Total votes			3,237	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Ross Fitzgerald has represented the 17th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Fitzgerald (incumbent)	4,452	78.50%
	Democratic	Barnett G. Sporkin-Morrison	1,219	21.50%
Total votes			5,671	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican Llew Jones has represented the 18th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Llew Jones (incumbent)	3,844	100%
Total votes			3,844	100%
	Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Wendy McKamey has represented the 19th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy McKamey (incumbent)	4,288	84.91%
	Libertarian	George Anthony Schultz	762	15.09%
Total votes			5,050	100%
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Fred Anderson has represented the 20th district since 2017.

Montana House of representatives 20th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Anderson (incumbent)	4,357	67.71%
	Democratic	Melissa Smith	2,078	32.29%
Total votes			6,435	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 21-40

District 21

Incumbent Republican Ed Buttrey has represented the 21st district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Buttrey (incumbent)	3,390	65.72%
	Democratic	Jaime A. Horn	1,768	34.28%
Total votes			5,158	100%
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Lola Sheldon-Galloway has represented the 22nd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lola Sheldon-Galloway (incumbent)	2,572	58.30%
	Democratic	Jasmine Taylor	1,840	41.70%
Total votes			4,412	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Brad Hamlett has represented the 23rd district since 2017. He lost re-election to Republican Scot Kerns.

Montana House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scot Kerns	2,079	51.32%
	Democratic	Brad Hamlett (incumbent)	1,972	48.68%
Total votes			4,051	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Bessette has represented the 24th district since 2019. Bessette lost re-election to Republican Steven Galloway.

Montana House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Galloway	2,363	53.45%
	Democratic	Barbara Bessette (incumbent)	2,058	46.55%
Total votes			4,421	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Jasmine Krotkov has represented the 25th district since 2019. Krotkov lost re-election to Republican Steve Gist.

Montana House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gist	2,287	52.88%
	Democratic	Jasmine Krotkov (incumbent)	2,038	47.12%
Total votes			4,325	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Casey Schreiner has represented the 26th district since 2013. Schreiner was term-limited and ran for Lieutenant Governor. Former Republican 25th district representative Jeremy Trebas won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremy Trebas	1,689	52.86%
	Democratic	Helena Lovick	1,506	47.14%
Total votes			3,195	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 27

Incumbent Republican Joshua Kassmier has represented the 27th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joshua Kassmier (incumbent)	4,911	100%
Total votes			4,911	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Jacob Bachmeier has represented the 28th district since 2017. Bachmeier didn’t seek re-election and Republican Ed Hill won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Hill	2,296	51.84%
	Democratic	Krystal Steinmetz	2,133	48.16%
Total votes			4,429	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 29

Incumbent Republican Dan Bartel has represented the 29th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bartel (incumbent)	4,761	100%
Total votes			4,761	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Speaker pro tempore Wylie Galt has represented the 30th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wylie Galt (incumbent)	4,559	79.67%
	Democratic	Cindy Palmer	1,163	20.33%
Total votes			5,722	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Bridget Smith has represented the 31st district since 2013. Smith was term-limited and instead ran for the Montana Senate. State Senator and former representative Frank Smith won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Smith	2,820	100%
Total votes			2,820	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Windy Boy has represented the 32nd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Windy Boy (incumbent)	2,244	57.32%
	Republican	G. Bruce Meyers	1,671	42.68%
Total votes			3,915	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Republican Casey Knudsen has represented the 33rd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Casey Knudsen (incumbent)	4,346	100%
Total votes			4,346	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Rhonda Knudsen has represented the 34th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhonda Knudsen (incumbent)	4,914	100%
Total votes			4,914	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Joel Krautter has represented the 35th district since 2019. Krautter lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Brandon Ler. Ler won the general election unopposed.

Montana House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Ler	4,760	100%
Total votes			4,760	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Alan Doane has represented the 36th district since 2013. Doane was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. Republican Bob Phalen won the open seat unopposed.

Montana House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Phalen	4,728	100%
Total votes			4,728	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Fredrick Moore has represented the 37th district since 2019. Moore lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Jerry Schillinger. Schillinger won the general election.

Montana House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Schillinger	5,457	90.05%
	Libertarian	Jacob Kitson	603	9.95%
Total votes			6,060	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Kenneth Holmlund has represented the 38th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth Holmlund (incumbent)	4,006	100%
Total votes			4,006	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Republican Geraldine Custer has represented the 39th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geraldine Custer (incumbent)	4,940	100%
Total votes			4,940	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Barry Usher has represented the 40th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Usher (incumbent)	4,783	81.03%
	Democratic	Kris Spanjian	1,120	18.97%
Total votes			5,903	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 41-60

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Rae Peppers has represented the 41st district since 2013. Peppers was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. Fellow Democrat Rynalea Whiteman Pena won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rynalea Whiteman Pena	1,829	99.84%
	Independent	Kristina Marie Redbird-Quaempts (write-in)	3	0.16%
Total votes			1,832	100%
	Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Sharon Stewart-Peregoy has represented the 42nd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (incumbent)	2,778	100%
Total votes			2,778	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Peggy Webb has represented the 43rd district since 2017. Webb didn’t seek re-election and Republican Kerri Seekins-Crowe won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerri Seekins-Crowe	3,553	70.37%
	Libertarian	Melody Benes	1,496	29.63%
Total votes			5,049	100%
	Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Larry Brewster has represented the 44th district since his appointment on March 24, 2020. Brewster was elected to a full term.

Montana House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Brewster (incumbent)	3,288	64.31%
	Democratic	Terry Dennis	1,825	35.69%
Total votes			5,113	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Republican Daniel Zolnikov has represented the 45th district since 2013. Zolnikov was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. His wife, Katie Zolnikov won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katie Zolnikov	4,996	100%
Total votes			4,996	100%
	Republican hold

District 46

Incumbent Republican Bill Mercer has represented the 46th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Mercer (incumbent)	4,265	67.74%
	Democratic	Zach Ladson	2,031	32.26%
Total votes			6,296	100%
	Republican hold

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Katharin Kelker has represented the 47th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katharin Kelker (incumbent)	2,485	55.51%
	Republican	TJ Smith	1,992	44.49%
Total votes			4,477	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Jessica Karjala has represented the 48th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Karjala (incumbent)	2,697	52.76%
	Republican	Leigh Verrill-Rhys	2,415	47.24%
Total votes			5,112	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Emma Kerr-Carpenter has represented the 49th district since 2018.

Montana House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma Kerr-Carpenter (incumbent)	2,183	57.06%
	Republican	Colin Michael Nygaard	1,643	42.94%
Total votes			3,826	100%
	Democratic hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Jade Bahr has represented the 50th district since 2019. Bahr lost re-election to Republican Mallerie Stromswold.

Montana House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mallerie Stromswold	2,229	52.81%
	Democratic	Jade Bahr (incumbent)	1,992	47.19%
Total votes			4,221	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 51

Incumbent Republican Frank Fleming has represented the 51st district since 2018.

Montana House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Fleming (incumbent)	2,638	53.22%
	Democratic	Anne Giuliano	2,319	46.78%
Total votes			4,957	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Republican Rodney Garcia has represented the 52nd district since 2019. Garcia ran for the Montana Senate and fellow Republican Jimmy Patelis won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Patelis	2,341	56.02%
	Democratic	Hannah Olson	1,838	43.98%
Total votes			4,179	100%
	Republican hold

District 53

Incumbent Republican Dennis Lenz has represented the 53rd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Lenz (incumbent)	8,025	100%
Total votes			8,025	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent Republican Terry Moore has represented the 54th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Moore (incumbent)	4,459	66.57%
	Democratic	Ryan Thomsen	2,239	33.43%
Total votes			6,698	100%
	Republican hold

District 55

Incumbent Republican Vince Ricci has represented the 55th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Ricci (incumbent)	4,473	100%
Total votes			4,473	100%
	Republican hold

District 56

Incumbent Republican Sue Vinton has represented the 56th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Vinton (incumbent)	4,444	100%
Total votes			4,444	100%
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Forrest Mandeville has represented the 57th district since 2015. Mandeville ran for Secretary of State and fellow Republican Fiona Nave won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fiona Nave	5,104	100%
Total votes			5,104	100%
	Republican hold

District 58

Incumbent Republican Seth Berglee has represented the 58th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Seth Berglee (incumbent)	4,587	65.63%
	Democratic	Elizabeth “Betsy” Scanlin	2,402	34.37%
Total votes			6,989	100%
	Republican hold

District 59

Incumbent Republican Alan Redfield has represented the 59th district since 2013. Redfield was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. Republican Marty Malone won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Malone	4,594	64.63%
	Democratic	Dan Vermillion	2,514	35.37%
Total votes			7,108	100%
	Republican hold

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Laurie Bishop has represented the 60th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurie Bishop (incumbent)	3,776	56.33%
	Republican	Joe Lamm	2,927	43.67%
Total votes			6,703	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 61-80

District 61

Incumbent Democrat Jim Hamilton has represented the 61st district and its predecessors since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hamilton (incumbent)	6,200	100%
Total votes			6,200	100%
	Democratic hold

District 62

Incumbent Democrat Tom Woods has represented the 62nd district since 2013. Woods was term-limited and ran for the Montana Public Service Commission. Democrat Ed Stafman won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Stafman	5,924	74.02%
	Libertarian	Francis Wendt	2,079	25.98%
Total votes			8,003	100%
	Democratic hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Zach Brown has represented the 63rd district since 2015. Brown ran successfully for the Gallatin County Commission and fellow Democrat Alice Buckley won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Buckley	3,602	60.90%
	Republican	Bryan Donald Haysom	2,312	39.09%
Total votes			5,914	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Kerry White has represented the 64th District since 2013. White was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. Republican Jane Gillette won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Gillette	4,578	52.99%
	Democratic	Brian Gabriel Popiel	3,611	41.80%
	Libertarian	Doug Campbell	450	5.21%
Total votes			8,639	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent Democrat Christopher Pope has represented the 65th district since 2019. Pope ran for the Montana Senate and fellow Democrat Kelly Kortum won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kelly Kortum	5,906	60.64%
	Republican	Jolene Crum	3,834	39.36%
Total votes			9,740	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

Incumbent Democrat Denise Hayman has represented the 66th District since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denise Hayman (incumbent)	5,321	100%
Total votes			5,321	100%
	Democratic hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Tom Burnett has represented the 67th District since 2015. Burnett didn’t seek re-election and fellow Republican Jedediah Hinkle won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jedediah Hinkle	4,154	59.37%
	Democratic	Colette K. Campbell	2,480	35.44%
	Libertarian	Andrew Schaefer	363	5.19%
Total votes			6,997	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Republican Bruce Grubbs has represented the 68th District since 2017. Gubbs lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Caleb Hinkle. Hinkle won the general election.

Montana House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Caleb Hinkle	4,293	66.65%
	Democratic	Emily Brosten	2,148	33.35%
Total votes			6,441	100%
	Republican hold

District 69

Incumbent Republican Walt Sales has represented the 69th District since 2017. Sales ran successfully for the Montana Senate and fellow Republican Jennifer Carlson won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Carlson	5,801	100%
Total votes			5,801	100%
	Republican hold

District 70

Incumbent Republican Julie Dooling has represented the 70th District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Dooling (incumbent)	6,527	100%
Total votes			6,527	100%
	Republican hold

District 71

Incumbent Republican Ray Shaw has represented the 71st District since 2013. Shaw was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. Republican Kenneth Walsh won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth Walsh	5,653	74.40%
	Democratic	Ian Root	1,945	25.60%
Total votes			7,598	100%
	Republican hold

District 72

Incumbent Republican Tom Welch has represented the 72nd District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Welch (incumbent)	5,488	100%
Total votes			5,488	100%
	Republican hold

District 73

Incumbent Democrat Jim Keane has represented the 73rd District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Keane (incumbent)	3,043	60.71%
	Republican	Marjory McCaffery	1,969	39.29%
Total votes			5,012	100%
	Democratic hold

District 74

Incumbent Democrat Derek Harvey has represented the 74th District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Harvey (incumbent)	2,861	64.57%
	Republican	Jim Kephart	1,570	35.43%
Total votes			4,431	100%
	Democratic hold

District 75

Incumbent Republican Greg DeVries has represented the 75th District since 2019. DeVries lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Marta Bertoglio. Bertoglio won the general election.

Montana House of Representatives 75th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marta Bertoglio	4,729	68.38%
	Democratic	Bryher Herak	2,187	31.62%
Total votes			6,916	100%
	Republican hold

District 76

Incumbent Democrat Ryan Lynch has represented the 76th district since 2013. Lynch was term-limited and he ran successfully for the Montana Senate. Democrat Donavon Hawk won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donavon Hawk	3,843	61.66%
	Republican	Andy Johnson	2,390	38.34%
Total votes			6,233	100%
	Democratic hold

District 77

Incumbent Democrat Mark Sweeney has represented the 79th district since 2019. Sweeney ran successfully for the Montana Senate and Democrat Sara Novak won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Novak	3,057	52.83%
	Republican	Heather Blom	2,730	47.17%
Total votes			5,787	100%
	Democratic hold

District 78

Incumbent Democrat Gordon Pierson has represented the 78th District and its predecessors since 2013. Pierson was term-limited and couldn’t seek re-election. Republican Gregory Frazer won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory Frazer	2,231	54.49%
	Democratic	Cindy Hiner	1,863	45.51%
Total votes			4,094	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 79

Incumbent Democrat Robert Farris-Olsen has represented the 79th district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Farris-Olsen (incumbent)	3,749	55.50%
	Republican	Dennison J. Rivera	3,006	44.50%
Total votes			6,755	100%
	Democratic hold

District 80

Incumbent Republican Becky Beard has represented the 80th District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Beard (incumbent)	5,733	82.87%
	Libertarian	Ron Vandevender	1,185	17.13%
Total votes			6,918	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 81-100

District 81

Incumbent Democrat Mary Caferro has represented the 81st District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Caferro (incumbent)	3,478	55.61%
	Republican	Bob Leach	2,776	44.39%
Total votes			6,254	100%
	Democratic hold

District 82

Incumbent Democrat Moffie Funk has represented the 82nd district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moffie Funk (incumbent)	3,446	55.91%
	Republican	Debbie Westlake	2,717	44.09%
Total votes			6,163	100%
	Democratic hold

District 83

Incumbent Democrat Kim Abbott has represented the 83rd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kim Abbott (incumbent)	3,021	54.36%
	Republican	Darin L.Gaub	2,536	45.64%
Total votes			5,557	100%
	Democratic hold

District 84

Incumbent Democrat Mary Ann Dunwell has represented the 84th District since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Dunwell (incumbent)	3,256	53.60%
	Republican	Charlie Hull	2,819	46.40%
Total votes			6,075	100%
	Democratic hold

District 85

Incumbent Republican Theresa Manzella has represented the 85th District since 2015. Manzella ran for the Montana Senate and Republican Michele Binkley won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Binkley	5,303	74.47%
	Democratic	Laura Jackson	1,818	25.53%
Total votes			7,121	100%
	Republican hold

District 86

Incumbent Republican David Bedey has represented the 86th District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Bedey (incumbent)	5,067	100%
Total votes			5,067	100%
	Republican hold

District 87

Incumbent Republican Nancy Ballance has represented the 87th District since 2013. Ballance was term-limited and she ran unsuccessfully for the Montana Senate. Republican Ron Marshall won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Marshall	5,029	72.16%
	Democratic	Laura Merrill	1,940	27.84%
Total votes			6,969	100%
	Republican hold

District 88

Incumbent Republican Sharon Greef has represented the 88th District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Greef (incumbent)	5,587	100%
Total votes			5,587	100%
	Republican hold

District 89

Incumbent Democrat Katie Sullivan has represented the 89th District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Sullivan (incumbent)	3,374	60.08%
	Republican	Gary D. Wanberg	2,242	39.92%
Total votes			5,616	100%
	Democratic hold

District 90

Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Marler has represented the 90th District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Marler (incumbent)	4,018	68.28%
	Republican	Lana Hamilton	1,867	31.72%
Total votes			5,885	100%
	Democratic hold

District 91

Incumbent Democrat Connie Keogh has represented the 91st District since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Connie Keogh (incumbent)	5,651	82.65%
	Republican	Bethanie Calvert Wanberg	1,186	17.35%
Total votes			6,837	100%
	Democratic hold

District 92

Incumbent Republican Mike Hopkins has represented the 92nd District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hopkins (incumbent)	3,249	55.36%
	Democratic	Tom Browder	2,620	44.64%
Total votes			5,869	100%
	Republican hold

District 93

Incumbent Republican Joe Read has represented the 93rd district since 2019.

Montana House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Read (incumbent)	2,974	56.62%
	Democratic	Lisa M. Pavlock	2,279	43.38%
Total votes			5,253	100%
	Republican hold

District 94

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Dudik has represented the 94th District and its predecessors since 2013. Dudik ran for Attorney General and Democrat Tom France won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 94th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom France	3,332	53.49%
	Republican	Karen Sherman	2,897	46.51%
Total votes			6,229	100%
	Democratic hold

District 95

Incumbent Democrat Shane Morigeau has represented the 95th District since 2017. Morigeau ran for the Montana Senate and Democrat Danny Tenenbaum won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny Tenenbaum	4,076	72.15%
	Republican	Rebecca Dawson	1,573	27.85%
Total votes			5,649	100%
	Democratic hold

District 96

Incumbent Democrat Tom Winter has represented the 96th District since 2019. Winter ran for the U.S House and Republican Matt Rosendale won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Whitman	3,709	51.31%
	Democratic	Loni Conley	3,519	48.69%
Total votes			7,228	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 97

Incumbent Republican Brad Tschida has represented the 97th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Tschida (incumbent)	3,577	56.92%
	Democratic	Louann Hansen	2,707	43.08%
Total votes			6,284	100%
	Republican hold

District 98

Incumbent Democrat Willis Curdy has represented the 98th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willis Curdy (incumbent)	3,583	58.60%
	Republican	Nancy Burgoyne	2,229	36.46%
	Libertarian	Richard L. Armerding	302	4.94%
Total votes			6,114	100%
	Democratic hold

District 99

Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Ryan has represented the 99th District since 2017. Ryan didn’t seek re-election and Democrat Mark Thane won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Thane	4,088	64.35%
	Republican	David “Doc” Moore	2,265	35.65%
Total votes			6,353	100%
	Democratic hold

District 100

Incumbent Democrat Andrea Olsen has represented the 100th District since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 100th district general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Olsen (incumbent)	5,336	82.33%
	Republican	Carol Minjares	1,145	17.67%
Total votes			6,481	100%
	Democratic hold