2018 Montana House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana.

2018 Montana House of Representatives election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
All 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Austin Knudsen (term-limited) Jenny Eck (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 5, 2015 January 2, 2017 Leader's seat 34th–Culbertson 79th–Helena Last election 59 41 Seats won 58 42 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 243,143 207,402 Percentage 52.56% 44.84%
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker before election Austin Knudsen Republican Elected Speaker Greg Hertz Republican

An election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives.^[1] The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on June 5, 2018.^[2][3][4][5]

Results summary

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican Party	81	243,143	52.56%	58	1	58
	Democratic Party	85	207,402	44.84%	42	1	42
	Libertarian Party	13	10,846	2.34%	0		0
	Independent	1	1,179	0.25%	0		0
Total		180	462,570	100	100		100

House seats Republican   58% Democratic   42%

Popular vote Republican   52.563% Democratic   44.836% Libertarian   2.345% Independent   0.255%

Incumbents defeated in the general election

• Jeremy Trebas (R-District 25), defeated by Jasmine Krotkov (D)
• Adam Hertz (R-District 96), defeated by Tom Winter (D)

Open seats that changed parties

• Tom Jacobson (D-District 21) ran for the Montana Senate, seat won by Ed Buttrey (R)
• Jon Knokey (R-District 65) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Christopher Pope (D)
• John Fleming (D-District 93) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Joe Read (R)

Detailed results

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Districts 1-20

District 1

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

Montana House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gunderson (incumbent)	3,014	72.94%
	Democratic	Donald Coats	1,118	27.06%
Total votes			4,132	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Mike Cuffe has represented the 2nd district since 2011. Cuffe was term-limited and successfully ran for a seat in the Montana Senate.

Montana House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neil Duram	4,325	100%
Total votes			4,325	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Zac Perry has represented the 3rd district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zac Perry (incumbent)	2,300	49.26%
	Republican	Jerry O'Neil	2,266	48.53%
	Libertarian	Shawn Leslie Guymon	103	2.21%
Total votes			4,669	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

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

Montana House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Regier (incumbent)	4,100	75.80%
	Democratic	Kwen Shirley	1,309	24.20%
Total votes			5,409	100%
	Republican hold

District 5

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

Montana House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Fern (incumbent)	3,882	69.12%
	Libertarian	Cindy Dyson	1,734	30.88%
Total votes			5,616	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Carl Glimm has represented the 6th district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Glimm (incumbent)	3,837	66.27%
	Democratic	Mary Custer	1,953	33.73%
Total votes			5,790	100%
	Republican hold

District 7

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

Montana House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Garner (incumbent)	2,519	65.46%
	Democratic	James H. Cossitt	1,329	34.54%
Total votes			3,848	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Steve Lavin has represented the 8th district since 2011. Lavin was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Fuller	3,153	68.65%
	Libertarian	Sid Daoud	1,440	31.35%
Total votes			4,593	100%
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Randy Brodehl has represented the 9th district and its predecessors since 2011. Brodehl was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of representatives 9th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dunn	2,626	69.56%
	Democratic	Bob Petersen	1,149	30.44%
Total votes			3,775	100%
	Republican hold

District 10

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

Montana House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Noland (incumbent)	4,324	79.72%
	Libertarian	Bill Jones	1,100	20.28%
Total votes			5,424	100%
	Republican hold

District 11

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

Montana House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derek Skees (incumbent)	3,667	71.12%
	Democratic	Jobeth Blair	1,489	28.88%
Total votes			5,156	100%
	Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican House Speaker Pro Tempore Greg Hertz has represented the 12th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Hertz (incumbent)	3,296	60.63%
	Democratic	Susan T. Evans	2,140	39.37%
Total votes			5,436	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Bob Brown has represented the 13th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Brown (incumbent)	4,064	75.45%
	Democratic	Chris Gross	1,322	24.55%
Total votes			5,386	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

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

Montana House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denley Loge (incumbent)	3,590	73.10%
	Democratic	Diane L. Magone	1,321	26.90%
Total votes			4,911	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat George Kipp III has represented the 15th district since 2015. Kipp didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Weatherwax Jr.	2,529	100%
Total votes			2,529	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Susan Webber has represented the 16th district since 2015. Webber successfully ran for a seat in the Montana Senate.

Montana House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tyson Runningwolf	2,039	61.43%
	Republican	K. Webb Galbreath	1,280	38.57%
Total votes			3,319	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

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

Montana House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Fitzgerald (incumbent)	3,595	74.71%
	Democratic	Richard (Rick) Kerr	1,217	25.29%
Total votes			4,812	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican Rob Cook has represented the 18th district since 2011. Cook was term-limited and he unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Montana Public Service Commission. State Senator Llew Jones won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Llew Jones	3,232	100%
Total votes			3,232	100%
	Republican hold

District 19

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

Montana House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy McKamey (incumbent)	3,212	71.99%
	Democratic	Lynelle Melton	1,250	28.01%
Total votes			4,462	100%
	Republican hold

District 20

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

Montana House of representatives 20th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Anderson (incumbent)	3,826	68.48%
	Democratic	Keaton Sunchild	1,761	31.52%
Total votes			5,587	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 21-40

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Tom Jacobson has represented the 21st district since 2013. Jacobson ran successfully for a seat in the Montana Senate. Republican state senator Ed Buttrey won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Buttrey	2,432	53.59%
	Democratic	Leesha Ford	2,106	46.41%
Total votes			4,538	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 22

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

Montana House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lola Sheldon-Galloway (incumbent)	1,882	50.19%
	Democratic	Laura Dever	1,868	49.81%
Total votes			3,750	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Brad Hamlett has represented the 23rd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Hamlett (incumbent)	1,849	54.90%
	Republican	William Smith	1,519	45.10%
Total votes			3,368	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Jean Price has represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2011. Price was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Bessette	2,014	52.37%
	Republican	Mike "Mac" McNamara	1,832	47.63%
Total votes			3,846	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Republican Jeremy Trebas has represented the 25th district since 2017. Trebas lost re-election to Democrat Jasmine Krotkov.

Montana House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jasmine Krotkov	1,907	51.74%
	Republican	Jeremy Trebas (incumbent)	1,779	48.26%
Total votes			3,686	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Casey Schreiner has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Casey Schreiner (incumbent)	1,397	55.77%
	Republican	Michael K. Cooper Sr.	1,108	44.23%
Total votes			2,505	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Jim O'Hara has represented the 27th district since 2017. O'Hara didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joshua Kassmier	3,434	70.57%
	Democratic	Dan Nelsen	1,432	29.43%
Total votes			4,866	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Jacob Bachmeier has represented the 28th district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacob Bachmeier (incumbent)	2,269	58.95%
	Independent	Robert Sivertsen	1,179	30.63%
	Libertarian	Conor Burns	401	10.42%
Total votes			3,849	100%
	Democratic hold

District 29

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

Montana House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Bartel (incumbent)	3,497	71.32%
	Democratic	Rachel Stansberry	1,406	28.68%
Total votes			4,903	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

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

Montana House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wylie Galt (incumbent)	3,990	82.23%
	Libertarian	Kathryn G.H. Nicholes	862	17.77%
Total votes			4,852	100%
	Republican hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Bridget Smith has represented the 31st district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bridget Smith (incumbent)	2,360	100%
Total votes			2,360	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

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

Montana House of Representatives district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Windy Boy (incumbent)	2,355	63.34%
	Republican	Gilbert Bruce Meyers	1,363	36.66%
Total votes			3,718	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

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

Montana House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Casey Knudsen (incumbent)	3,819	100%
Total votes			3,819	100%
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican House Speaker Austin Knudsen has represented the 34th district since 2011. Knudsen was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhonda Knudsen	4,231	100%
Total votes			4,231	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

Incumbent Republican Scott Staffanson has represented the 35th district since 2013. Staffanson didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joel Krautter	3,688	100%
Total votes			3,688	100%
	Republican hold

District 36

Incumbent Republican Alan Doane has represented the 36th district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Doane (incumbent)	3,765	100%
Total votes			3,765	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Bill Harris has represented the 37th district and its predecessors since 2011. Harris was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election. State Senator Eric Moore won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Moore	4,746	100%
Total votes			4,746	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

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

Montana House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth Holmlund (incumbent)	2,576	67.66%
	Democratic	Bert Pezzarossi	1,231	32.34%
Total votes			3,807	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

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

Montana House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geraldine Custer (incumbent)	4,165	100%
Total votes			4,165	100%
	Republican hold

District 40

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

Montana House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Usher (incumbent)	3,826	79.41%
	Democratic	Lisa Barton	992	20.59%
Total votes			4,818	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 41-60

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Rae Peppers has represented the 41st district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rae Peppers (incumbent)	2,001	100%
Total votes			2,001	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, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (incumbent)	2,748	100%
Total votes			2,748	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Peggy Webb has represented the 43rd district since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peggy Webb (incumbent)	2,785	64.90%
	Democratic	Blair Koch	1,506	35.10%
Total votes			4,291	100%
	Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Dale Mortensen has represented the 44th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Mortensen (incumbent)	2,229	55.01%
	Democratic	Ming Cabrera	1,823	44.99%
Total votes			4,052	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Republican Daniel Zolnikov has represented the 45th district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Zolnikov (incumbent)	3,150	66.84%
	Democratic	Danny Choriki	1,563	33.16%
Total votes			4,713	100%
	Republican hold

District 46

Incumbent Republican Don Jones has represented the 46th district since 2013. Jones didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Mercer	3,386	59.16%
	Democratic	Anne Giuliano	2,337	40.84%
Total votes			5,723	100%
	Republican hold

District 47

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

Montana House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katharin Kelker (incumbent)	2,352	59.73%
	Republican	Colton Zaugg	1,586	40.27%
Total votes			3,938	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

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

Montana House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Karjala (incumbent)	2,465	54.33%
	Republican	Denise Johnson	2,072	45.67%
Total votes			4,537	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Emma Kerr-Carpenter has represented the 49th district since 2018. She was elected to a full term.

Montana House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma Kerr-Carpenter (incumbent)	1,953	61.22%
	Republican	Colin Nygaard	1,237	38.78%
Total votes			3,190	100%
	Democratic hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Virginia Court has represented the 50th district and its predecessors since 2011. Court was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jade Bahr	1,898	53.30%
	Republican	Quentin Eggart	1,473	41.36%
	Libertarian	Nathan McKenty	190	5.34%
Total votes			3,561	100%
	Democratic hold

District 51

Incumbent Republican Frank Fleming has represented the 51st district since 2018. Fleming was elected to a full term.

Montana House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Fleming (incumbent)	1,838	50.23%
	Democratic	Darryl S. Wilson	1,821	49.77%
Total votes			3,659	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Republican Jimmy Patelis has represented the 52nd district since 2017. Patelis didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Garcia	1,858	53.25%
	Democratic	Amelia Marquez	1,631	46.75%
Total votes			3,489	100%
	Republican hold

District 53

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

Montana House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Lenz (incumbent)	5,240	72.06%
	Democratic	Clementine Lindley	2,032	27.94%
Total votes			7,272	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent Republican Jeff Essmann has represented the 54th district since 2015. Essmann didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Moore	3,187	57.39%
	Democratic	Ben McKee	2,366	42.61%
Total votes			5,553	100%
	Republican hold

District 55

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

Montana House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Ricci (incumbent)	3,070	70.97%
	Democratic	Kathleen O'Donnell	1,256	29.03%
Total votes			4,326	100%
	Republican hold

District 56

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

Montana House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Vinton (incumbent)	2,822	67.51%
	Democratic	Janna J. Lind	1,358	32.49%
Total votes			4,180	100%
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Forrest Mandeville has represented the 57th district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Forrest Mandeville (incumbent)	4,466	100%
Total votes			4,466	100%
	Republican hold

District 58

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

Montana House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Seth Berglee (incumbent)	3,540	59.08%
	Democratic	Anna Drew	2,452	40.92%
Total votes			5,992	100%
	Republican hold

District 59

Incumbent Republican Alan Redfield has represented the 59th district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Redfield (incumbent)	4,041	66.56%
	Democratic	Quenby Iandiorio	2,030	33.44%
Total votes			6,071	100%
	Republican hold

District 60

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

Montana House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurie Bishop (incumbent)	3,232	57.52%
	Republican	Dan Skattum	2,387	42.48%
Total votes			5,619	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, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hamilton (incumbent)	4,906	74.86%
	Libertarian	A. Alexander Fetto	1,648	25.14%
Total votes			6,554	100%
	Democratic hold

District 62

Incumbent Democrat Tom Woods has represented the 62nd district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Woods (incumbent)	5,391	100%
Total votes			5,391	100%
	Democratic hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Zach Brown has represented the 63rd district since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zach Brown (incumbent)	3,077	63.12%
	Republican	Joey Chester	1,798	36.88%
Total votes			4,875	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Kerry White has represented the 64th District since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kerry White (incumbent)	3,607	53.06%
	Democratic	Denise Albrecht	3,191	46.94%
Total votes			6,798	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent Republican Jon Knokey has represented the 65th district since 2017. Knokey ran for re-election, but later withdrew. Former representative Christopher Pope won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Pope	4,024	58.04%
	Republican	Jane Gillette	2,909	41.96%
Total votes			6,933	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 66

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

Montana House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denise Hayman (incumbent)	4,382	100%
Total votes			4,382	100%
	Democratic hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Tom Burnett has represented the 67th District since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Burnett (incumbent)	2,682	54.49%
	Democratic	Kristine Menicucci	2,240	45.51%
Total votes			4,922	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Republican Bruce Grubbs has represented the 68th District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Grubbs (incumbent)	3,386	67.41%
	Democratic	Seth Mangini	1,637	32.59%
Total votes			5,023	100%
	Republican hold

District 69

Incumbent Republican Walt Sales has represented the 69th District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walt Sales (incumbent)	4,333	80.33%
	Libertarian	Joshua-Luke O'Connor	1,061	19.67%
Total votes			5,394	100%
	Republican hold

District 70

Incumbent Republican Kelly Flynn has represented the 70th District and its predecessors since 2011. Flynn was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Dooling	4,693	81.75%
	Libertarian	Chris Richards	1,048	18.25%
Total votes			5,741	100%
	Republican hold

District 71

Incumbent Republican Ray Shaw has represented the 71st District since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray Shaw (incumbent)	3,662	57.90%
	Democratic	Jay A. Frederick	1,819	28.76%
	Libertarian	Michael White	844	13.34%
Total votes			6,325	100%
	Republican hold

District 72

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

Montana House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Welch (incumbent)	4,132	77.25%
	Democratic	Bill Dwyer	1,217	22.75%
Total votes			5,349	100%
	Republican hold

District 73

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

Montana House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Keane (incumbent)	3,622	100%
Total votes			3,622	100%
	Democratic hold

District 74

Incumbent Democrat Amanda Curtis has represented the 74th District since 2017. Curtis didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Harvey	3,018	100%
Total votes			3,018	100%
	Democratic hold

District 75

Incumbent Republican Kirk Wagoner has represented the 75th District since 2013. Wagoner didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 75th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg DeVries	3,344	57.39%
	Democratic	J. Bryher Herak	2,483	42.61%
Total votes			5,827	100%
	Republican hold

District 76

Incumbent Democrat Ryan Lynch has represented the 76th district since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan Lynch (incumbent)	4,570	100%
Total votes			4,570	100%
	Democratic hold

District 77

Incumbent Democrat Kathy Swanson has represented the 79th district since 2011. Swanson was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Sweeney	2,980	59.56%
	Republican	Heather Blom	1,789	35.76%
	Libertarian	Richard (Dick) Motta	234	4.68%
Total votes			5,003	100%
	Democratic hold

District 78

Incumbent Democrat Gordon Pierson has represented the 78th District and its predecessors since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon Pierson (incumbent)	2,598	100%
Total votes			2,598	100%
	Democratic hold

District 79

Incumbent Democrat Minority Leader Jenny Eck has represented the 79th district since 2013. Eck initially ran for re-election, but later withdrew.

Montana House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Farris-Olsen	4,149	100%
Total votes			4,149	100%
	Democratic hold

District 80

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

Montana House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Beard (incumbent)	4,200	71.39%
	Democratic	Catherine Scott	1,683	28.61%
Total votes			5,883	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 81-100

District 81

Incumbent Democrat Janet Ellis has represented the 81st District since 2015. Ellis ran successfully for a seat in the Montana Senate. State Senator Mary Cafero won the open seat.

Montana House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Caferro	3,794	100%
Total votes			3,794	100%
	Democratic hold

District 82

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

Montana House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moffie Funk (incumbent)	3,892	100%
Total votes			3,892	100%
	Democratic hold

District 83

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

Montana House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kim Abbott (incumbent)	3,454	100%
Total votes			3,454	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, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ann Dunwell (incumbent)	3,638	100%
Total votes			3,638	100%
	Democratic hold

District 85

Incumbent Republican Theresa Manzella has represented the 85th District since 2015.

Montana House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Theresa Manzella (incumbent)	4,170	69.76%
	Democratic	Laura Jackson	1,808	30.24%
Total votes			5,978	100%
	Republican hold

District 86

Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Ron Ehli has represented the 86th District since 2011. Ehli was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Bedey	3,502	64.02%
	Democratic	Jason F. Nickisch	1,968	35.98%
Total votes			5,470	100%
	Republican hold

District 87

Incumbent Republican Nancy Ballance has represented the 87th District since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Ballance (incumbent)	4,371	100%
Total votes			4,371	100%
	Republican hold

District 88

Incumbent Republican Edward Greef has represented the 88th District and its predecessors since 2011. Greef was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharon Greef	3,669	63.15%
	Democratic	Margaret Gorski	2,141	36.85%
Total votes			5,810	100%
	Republican hold

District 89

Incumbent Democrat Dave Severson has represented the 89th District since his appointment in 2018. Severson didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Sullivan	3,121	62.42%
	Republican	David (Doc) Moore	1,879	37.58%
Total votes			5,000	100%
	Democratic hold

District 90

Incumbent Democrat Ellie Boldman has represented the 90th District and its predecessors since 2011. Boldman was term-limited and couldn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Marler	3,575	67.85%
	Republican	Nick Knowles	1,694	32.15%
Total votes			5,269	100%
	Democratic hold

District 91

Incumbent Democrat Bryce Bennett has represented the 91st District since 2015. Bennett successfully ran for a seat in the Montana Senate.

Montana House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Connie Keogh	5,285	84.12%
	Republican	Aldo Sardot	998	15.88%
Total votes			6,283	100%
	Democratic hold

District 92

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

Montana House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hopkins (incumbent)	2,667	52.69%
	Democratic	Lee Bridges	2,395	47.31%
Total votes			5,062	100%
	Republican hold

District 93

Incumbent Democrat John Fleming has represented the 93rd district since 2017. Fleming didn't seek re-election.

Montana House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Read	2,421	55.87%
	Democratic	Eldena N. Bear Don't Walk	1,912	44.13%
Total votes			4,333	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 94

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Dudik has represented the 94th District and its predecessors since 2013.

Montana House of Representatives 94th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Dudik (incumbent)	2,922	57.10%
	Republican	Dean Rehbein	2,195	42.90%
Total votes			5,117	100%
	Democratic hold

District 95

Incumbent Democrat Shane Morigeau has represented the 95th District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shane Morigeau (incumbent)	3,608	77.26%
	Republican	Donald Kenck	1,062	22.74%
Total votes			4,670	100%
	Democratic hold

District 96

Incumbent Republican Adam Hertz has represented the 96th District since 2017. Hertz lost re-election to Democrat Tom Winter.

Montana House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Winter	2,869	50.35%
	Republican	Adam Hertz (incumbent)	2,829	49.65%
Total votes			5,698	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 97

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

Montana House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Tschida (incumbent)	3,125	58.20%
	Democratic	Patrick Maloney	2,244	41.80%
Total votes			5,369	100%
	Republican hold

District 98

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

Montana House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willis Curdy (incumbent)	3,210	60.32%
	Republican	Jim Sadler	1,931	36.28%
	Libertarian	Jessuah Bardgett	181	3.40%
Total votes			5,322	100%
	Democratic hold

District 99

Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Ryan has represented the 99th District since 2017.

Montana House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Ryan (incumbent)	3,357	60.96%
	Republican	Randy Tschida	2,150	39.04%
Total votes			5,507	100%
	Democratic hold

District 100

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

Montana House of Representatives 100th district general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Olsen (incumbent)	5,104	100%
Total votes			5,104	100%
	Democratic hold

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