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2020 Montana Senate election

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2020 Montana Senate election

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25 seats in the Montana Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.07%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott Sales (term-limited) Jon Sesso (term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 2, 2017 January 5, 2015
Leader's seat 35th-Bozeman 37th-Butte
Last election 30 20
Seats won 31 19
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 184,066 97,474
Percentage 64.24% 34.02%

Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     No election

Senate President before election

Scott Sales
Republican

Elected Senate President

Mark Blasdel
Republican

An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the presidency, U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governorship, and state house. The primary election was held on June 2, 2020[1][2]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 21, 2020

Results summary

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Summary of the November 3, 2020 Montana Senate election results

Party Votes Seats
No. % No. +/− %
Republican 184,066 64.24 31 +1 62.00
Democratic 97,474 34.02 19 -1 38.00
Libertarian 3,722 1.30 0 0 0.00
Write-in 1,261 0.44 0 0 0.00
Total 286,523 100.00 50 ±0 100.00
Registered voters 752,538 100.00
Turnout 286,523 38.07
Source: Montana Elections Results, Montana Secretary of State
Popular vote
Republican
64.24%
Democratic
34.02%
Libertarian
1.30%
Senate seats
Republican
62.00%
Democratic
38.00%

Close races

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Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 38, 0.44%
  2. District 39, 1.64%
  3. District 25, 3.27%
  4. District 26, 5.1% gain
  5. District 47, 9.28%

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

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Incumbents defeated in the general election

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Summary of results by State Senate district

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State Senate district Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Montana 2 Dee Brown Rep Carl Glimm Rep
Montana 3 Keith Regier Rep Keith Regier Rep
Montana 6 Albert Olszewski Rep Greg Hertz Rep
Montana 7 Jennifer Fielder Rep Bob Brown Rep
Montana 10 Steve Fitzpatrick Rep Steve Fitzpatrick Rep
Montana 15 Ryan Osmundson Rep Ryan Osmundson Rep
Montana 16 Frank Smith Dem Mike Fox Dem
Montana 17 Mike Lang Rep Mike Lang Rep
Montana 18 Steve Hinebauch Rep Steve Hinebauch Rep
Montana 21 Jason Small Rep Jason Small Rep
Montana 23 Roger Webb Rep Tom McGillvray Rep
Montana 25 Jen Gross Dem Jen Gross Dem
Montana 26 Margaret MacDonald Dem Chris Friedel Rep
Montana 28 Tom Richmond* Rep Brad Molnar Rep
Montana 31 Mike Phillips Dem Christopher Pope Dem
Montana 35 Scott Sales Rep Walt Sales Rep
Montana 36 Jeffrey Welborn Rep Jeffrey Welborn Rep
Montana 37 Jon Sesso Dem Ryan Lynch Dem
Montana 38 Edith McClafferty Dem Edith McClafferty Dem
Montana 39 Gene Vuckovich Dem Mark Sweeney Dem
Montana 40 Terry Gauthier Rep Terry Gauthier Rep
Montana 44 Fred Thomas Rep Theresa Manzella Rep
Montana 45 Dick Barrett Dem Ellie Boldman Dem
Montana 46 Sue Malek Dem Shannon O'Brien Dem
Montana 47 Dan Salomon Rep Daniel Salomon Rep

Detailed results

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Districts 2–25

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District 2

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Incumbent Republican Dee Brown had represented the 2nd district since 2013. Brown was term-limited and could not seek re-election. State Representative Carl Glimm won the open seat.

Montana Senate 2nd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Glimm 8,760 68.30%
Democratic Kyle Waterman 4,066 31.70%
Total votes 12,826 100%
Republican hold

District 3

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Incumbent Republican Keith Regier had represented the 3rd district since 2017.

Montana Senate 3rd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keith Regier (incumbent) 8,334 55.85%
Democratic Guthrie Quist 6,588 44.15%
Total votes 14,922 100%
Republican hold

District 6

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Incumbent Republican Albert Olszewski had represented the 6th district since 2017. Olszewski unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor. Term-limited state representative and state House Speaker Greg Hertz won the open seat.

Montana Senate 6th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Hertz 10,305 100%
Total votes 10,305 100%
Republican hold

District 7

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Incumbent Republican Jennifer Fielder had represented the 7th district since 2013. Fielder was term-limited and ran successfully for a seat on the Montana Public Service Commission.

Montana Senate 7th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Brown 9,560 75.00%
Democratic Diane L. Magone 3,187 25.00%
Total votes 12,747 100%
Republican hold

District 10

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Incumbent Steve Fitzpatrick had represented the 10th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 10th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Fitzpatrick (incumbent) 10,018 100%
Total votes 10,018 100%
Republican hold

District 15

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Incumbent Republican Ryan Osmundson had represented the 15th district since 2017.

Montana Senate district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Osmundson (incumbent) 9,511 100%
Total votes 9,511 100%
Republican hold

District 16

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Incumbent Democrat Frank Smith had represented the 16th district since 2017. Smith chose not to seek re-election, and instead successfully ran for a seat in the Montana House.

Montana Senate 16th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Fox 5,718 100%
Total votes 5,718 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

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Incumbent Republican Mike Lang had represented the 17th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 17th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Lang (incumbent) 9,385 100%
Total votes 9,385 100%
Republican hold

District 18

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Incumbent Republican Steve Hinebauch had represented the 18th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 18th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Hinebauch (incumbent) 8,618 78.37%
Democratic Pat Mischel 2,378 21.63%
Total votes 10,996 100%
Republican hold

District 21

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Incumbent Republican Jason Small had represented the 21st district since 2017.

Montana Senate 21st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Small (incumbent) 4,023 57.80%
Democratic Rae Peppers 2,937 42.20%
Total votes 6,960 100%
Republican hold

District 23

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Incumbent Republican Roger Webb had represented the 23rd district since 2013. Webb was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Former state representative Tom McGillvray won the open seat.

Montana Senate 23rd district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McGillvray 9,893 100%
Total votes 9,893 100%
Republican hold

District 25

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Incumbent Democrat Jen Gross had represented the 25th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 25th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jen Gross (incumbent) 4,146 51.45%
Republican Scott Price 3,912 48.55%
Total votes 8,058 100%
Democratic hold

Districts 26–47

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District 26

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Incumbent Democrat Margaret MacDonald had represented the 26th district since 2017. She ran for re-election to a 2nd term, but was defeated by Republican Chris Friedel.

Montana Senate 26th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Friedel 4,823 52.55%
Democratic Margaret MacDonald (incumbent) 4,355 47.45%
Total votes 9,178 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 28

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Incumbent Republican Tom Richmond had represented the 28th district since 2017. Former Public Service Commissioner and state representative Brad Molnar defeated Richmond in the Republican primary.

Montana Senate 28th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Molnar 8,659 100%
Total votes 8,659 100%
Republican hold

District 31

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Incumbent Democrat Mike Phillips had represented the 31st district since 2013. Phillips was term-limited and could not seek re-election. State Representative Christopher Pope won the open seat.

Montana Senate 31st district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Pope 11,018 66.32%
Republican Nicolas Allevato 5,596 33.68%
Total votes 16,614 100%
Democratic hold

District 35

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Incumbent Republican Scott Sales had represented the 35th district and its predecessors since 2013. Sales was term-limited and could not seek re-election, he instead ran Secretary of State.

Montana Senate 35th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walt Sales 12,191 100%
Total votes 12,191 100%
Republican hold

District 36

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Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Welborn had represented the 36th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 36th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey Welborn (incumbent) 10,526 79.55%
Libertarian John Lamb 2,706 20.45%
Total votes 13,232 100%
Republican hold

District 37

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Incumbent Democrat Minority Leader Jon Sesso had represented the 37th district since 2013. Sesso was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 37th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ryan Lynch 6,141 64.79%
Republican Aaron Meaders 3,337 35.21%
Total votes 9,478 100%
Democratic hold

District 38

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Incumbent Democrat Edith McClafferty had represented the 38th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 38th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edith McClafferty (incumbent) 6,643 50.22%
Republican Jim Butterbaugh 6,586 49.78%
Total votes 13,229 100%
Democratic hold

District 39

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Incumbent Democrat Gene Vuckovich had represented the 39th district since 2011. Vuckovich was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 39th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Sweeney 4,450 44.42%
Republican Suzzann Nordwick 4,306 42.99%
Independent Gordon Pierson (write-in) 1,261 12.59%
Total votes 10,017 100%
Democratic hold

District 40

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Incumbent Republican Terry Gauthier had represented the 40th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 40th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Gauthier (incumbent) 8,504 60.47%
Democratic Catherine Scott 5,560 39.53%
Total votes 14,064 100%
Republican hold

District 44

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Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Fred Thomas had represented the 44th district since 2013. Thomas was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Representative Theresa Manzella won the open seat.

Montana Senate 44th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Theresa Manzella 9,485 67.22%
Democratic Margaret Gorski 4,626 32.78%
Total votes 14,111 100%
Republican hold

District 45

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Incumbent Democrat Dick Barrett had represented the 45th district and its predecessors since 2013. Barrett was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 45th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellie Boldman 7,045 61.13%
Republican Susan Campbell Reneau 4,045 35.10%
Libertarian Nolen W. Skime 435 3.77%
Total votes 11,525 100%
Democratic hold

District 46

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Incumbent Democrat Sue Malek had represented the 46th district since 2013. Malek was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 46th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shannon O'Brien 8,362 66.06%
Republican Niki Sardot 4,296 33.94%
Total votes 12,658 100%
Democratic hold

District 47

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Incumbent Republican Dan Salomon had represented the 47th district since 2017.

Montana Senate 47th district general election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Salomon (incumbent) 5,983 52.11%
Democratic Chase Porter Gray 4,918 42.83%
Libertarian Devin Braaten 581 5.06%
Total votes 11,482 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Montana State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton 2020 Statewide general election canvass Abstract of write-in votes" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. November 18, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.