Katharin "Kathy" Kelker (born May 7, 1943) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate. She previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023 before being termed out. She resigned from the Montana Senate in November 2024.
2014 election In the 2014 election, Mary McNally ran unopposed in the primary until she withdrew to become the replacement nominee for Montana Senate district 24. Kelker took her place and defeated Republican opponent Joshua Sizemore. 2014 Montana House of Representatives 47th District electionPartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticKatharin Kelker1,70156.2RepublicanJoshua Sizemore1,32843.8
2016 election Kelker ran unopposed in the primary and defeated Republican Jason Thomas. 2016 Montana House of Representatives 47th District electionPartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticKatharin Kelker2,27258.51RepublicanJason Thomas1,61141.49
2018 election Kelker ran unopposed in the primary and defeated Republican Colton Zaugg. 2018 Montana House of Representatives 47th District electionPartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticKatharin Kelker2,35259.7RepublicanColton Zaugg1,58640.3
2020 election Kelker ran unopposed in the primary and defeated Republican TJ Smith. 2020 Montana House of Representatives 47th District electionPartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticKatharin Kelker2,48555.5RepublicanTJ Smith1,99244.5
2022 election After being term limited in the House of Representatives, Kelker ran for the 24th Senate District. Kelker ran unopposed in the primary and defeated Republican Elijah Tidswell. 2022 Montana Senate 24th District electionPartyCandidateVotes%DemocraticKatharin Kelker3,80455.9RepublicanElijah Tidswell3,00341.1
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