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Montana's 1st congressional district
Montana's 1st congressional district
Representative	Steve Daines; R–Bozeman
Distribution	54.0% urban; 46.0% rural;
Population (2000)	902,165
Median household; income	33,024
Ethnicity	90.6% White; 6.2% Native American; 2.0% Hispanic; 0.6% other; 0.5% Asian; 0.3% Black;
Cook PVI	R+7

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Montana is represented in the US House of Representatives by one at large congressional district. The district is the largest congressional district by population with nearly 1,000,000 constituents. It is also the second largest by size, after Alaska's At-large congressional district. It is currently represented by Republican Steve Daines, of Bozeman.

Politics

President George W. Bush won Montana in the 2004 Presidential election with 59.1% of the vote, beating John Kerry by 20 percentage points, which indicates that the district leans Republican. However, four years later John McCain won the state by only 2.5% over Barack Obama, and there is a significant Democratic presence in the state: as of 2011 the Governor's office and both U.S. Senate seats are controlled by the Democrats, which suggests that the district could be competitive if Rehberg were to retire from office.

Early at-large district

From statehood in 1889, until the creation of geographic districts in 1919, Montana was represented in the United States House of Representatives by members elected at-large. From 1913 to 1919, in fact, there were two seats, still elected at-large. In the reapportionment following the 1990 census Montana lost one of its two seats, and its remaining member was again elected at-large.

Recent voting history

Election results from presidential races

Year	Results
2004	Bush 59 - 38%
2008	McCain 49 - 47%

List of representatives

1889–1919: One, then two seats

Cong ress	Years	Seat A			Seat B
Cong ress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
51	March 4, 1889 – November 8, 1889	Seat created upon statehood			A second seat was added in 1913.
51	November 8, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Thomas H. Carter	Republican	Elected in 1888
52	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	William W. Dixon	Democratic	Elected in 1890
53	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Charles S. Hartman	Republican	Elected in 1892
54	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Republican	Re-Elected in 1894
55	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899		Silver Republican	Re-Elected in 1896
56	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	Albert J. Campbell	Democratic	Elected in 1898
57	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Caldwell Edwards	Populist	Elected in 1900
58	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	Joseph M. Dixon	Republican	Elected in 1902
59	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	Joseph M. Dixon	Republican	Re-Elected in 1904
60	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	Charles N. Pray	Republican	Elected in 1906
61	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911			Re-Elected in 1908
62	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913			Re-Elected in 1910
63	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	John M. Evans	Democratic	Elected in 1912	Tom Stout	Democratic	Elected in 1912
64	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917			Re-elected in 1914	Tom Stout	Democratic	Re-elected in 1914 Retired
65	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919			Re-elected in 1916 Redistricted to the 1st district	Jeannette Rankin	Republican	Elected in 1916 Retired to run for U.S. Senate

The two at-large seats were moved to district representation in 1919, and remained until 1993, when Montana lost a seat due to redistricting from the 1990 US Census, re-establishing the single seat At-Large district.

1993–present: One seat

Cong ress	Representative	Years	Party	Electoral history
District re-established		January 3, 1993
103 104	Pat Williams	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	Democratic	Redistricted from the 1st district, and re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Retired
105 106	Rick Hill	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001	Republican	Elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Retired
107 108 109 110 111 112	Denny Rehberg	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	Republican	Elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
113	Steve Daines	January 3, 2013 – Present	Republican	Elected in 2012

Recent election results

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Hill	175,748	53%
	Democratic	Dusty Deschamps	147,073	44%
Majority			28,675	9%
Turnout			0%
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg	210,990	52%
	Democratic	Nancy Keenan	189,701	47%
Majority			21,289	5%
Turnout			400,691
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg	211,714	64%	+12%
	Democratic	Steve Kelly	107,478	33%	−14%
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	8,995	3%
Majority			104,236	31%
Turnout			328,187
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg	285,170	64%
	Democratic	Tracy Velazquez	145,299	33%
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	12,530	3%
Majority			139,871	31%
Turnout			442,999
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg	238,031	59%	−5
	Democratic	Monica Lindeen	157,499	39%	+4
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	7,747	2%	−1
Majority			80,532	20%	−11
Turnout			403,277
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg	308,470	64.14	+5.14
	Democratic	John Driscoll	155,930	32.42	−6.58
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	16,500	3.43	+1.43
Majority			152,540	31.72	+11.72
Turnout			480,900
	Republican hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: Montana's At-large district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg	217,696	60.31	−3.87
	Democratic	Dennis McDonald	121,954	33.79	+1.37
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	20,691	5.73	+2.30
Majority			95,742	26.57	−5.15
Turnout			360,341
	Republican hold		Swing

References

2004 Election results for Montana At Large Congressional district
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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+[[Montana]] is represented in the US House of Representatives by one at large [[congressional district]]. The district is the largest congressional district by population with nearly 1,000,000 constituents.  It is also the second largest by size, after [[Alaska's At-large congressional district]]. It is currently represented by Republican [[Steve Daines]], of [[Bozeman, Montana|Bozeman]].
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