The 2024 Montana House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.
This was the first election under new legislative lines adopted by an independent, bipartisan commission in 2023.
Although Republicans maintained the majority, Democrats had a 10-seat net gain, ending the Republicans' supermajority.
Partisan background In Montana's 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won the 61 House districts, while Joe Biden won 39. Going into the 2024 House elections, Democrats held District 27 in Havre (Trump +16%) and Majority-Minority District 42 in Big Horn County (Trump +2%). Republicans held Districts 41, 46, 57, 60, 91, and 92, where Biden won in 2020. Redistricting created two new competitive districts, 65 and 66 in Gallatin County, both favoring Biden.
Retirements Thirty-four incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats District 5: Dave Fern was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 15: Marvin Weatherwax Jr. retired. District 32: Jonathan Windy Boy was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 42: Sharon Stewart-Peregoy was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 60: Laurie Bishop was term-limited. District 61: Jim Hamilton was term-limited. District 63: Alice Buckley retired. District 74: Derek Harvey retired to run for State Senate. District 79: Laura Smith retired to run for State Senate. District 83: Kim Abbott was term-limited.
Republicans District 1: Steve Gunderson was term-limited. District 4: Matt Regier was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 10: Bob Keenan retired. District 11: Tanner Smith retired to run for Governor. District 14: Denley Loge was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 17: Ross Fitzgerald was term-limited. District 20: Fred Anderson was term-limited. District 22: Lola Sheldon-Galloway was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 27: Joshua Kassmier retired to run for State Senate. District 29: Edward Butcher retired. District 33: Casey Knudsen was term-limited. District 34: Rhonda Knudsen retired to run for State Senate. District 36: Bob Phalen retired to run for State Senate. District 41: Gayle Lammers retired to run for State Senate. District 50: Naarah Hastings retired. District 51: Mike Yakawich retired to run for State Senate. District 54: Terry Moore retired. District 56: Sue Vinton was term-limited (ran for State Senate). District 72: Tom Welch was term-limited. District 78: Gregory Frazer retired to run for State Senate. District 88: Wayne Rusk retired to run for State Senate. District 92: Mike Hopkins was term-limited. District 93: Joe Read was term-limited.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of CNalysis June 13, 2024
Incumbents defeated In primary election Five incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary election.
Republicans District 8: Tony Brockman lost re-nomination to Lukas Schubert. District 20: Steven Galloway lost re-nomination to Melissa Nikolakakos. District 68: Jennifer Carlson lost a redistricting race to Caleb Hinkle. District 78: James Bergstrom lost re-nomination to Randyn Gregg. District 85: Michele Binkley lost re-nomination to Kathy Love.
Results summary + 2024 Montana House of Representatives electionGeneral election — November 5, 2024 Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Republican 355,586 62.29 5810 Democratic 208,871 36.59 42 10Libertarian 4,057 0.71 0 0Independents 2,320 0.41 0 0 Totals 570,834 100 100 —
District Incumbent Party Elected Party 1st Neil Duram Rep Neil Duram Rep 2nd Steve Gunderson† Rep Tom Millett Rep 3rd Dave Fern† Dem Debo Powers Dem 4th New Seat Lyn Bennett Rep 5th Braxton Mitchell Rep Braxton Mitchell Rep Matt Regier† Rep 6th Amy Regier Rep Amy Regier Rep 7th Courtenay Sprunger Rep Courtenay Sprunger Rep 8th Tony Brockman Rep Lukas Schubert Rep 9th Tanner Smith† Rep Steven Kelly Rep 10th Terry Falk Rep Terry Falk Rep 11th New Seat Ed Byrne Rep 12th Bob Keenan† Rep Tracy Sharp Rep 13th Linda Reksten Rep Linda Reksten Rep 14th Paul Fielder Rep Paul Fielder Rep 15th Marvin Weatherwax Jr.† Dem Thedis Crowe Dem 16th Tyson Running Wolf Dem Tyson Running Wolf Dem 17th Ross Fitzgerald† Rep Zachary Wirth Rep Zachary Wirth Rep 18th Llew Jones Rep Llew Jones Rep 19th New Seat Jane Weber Dem 20th Steven Galloway Rep Melissa Nikolakakos Rep 21st Ed Buttrey Rep Ed Buttrey Rep 22nd George Nikolakakos Rep George Nikolakakos Rep 23rd Eric Tilleman Rep Eric Tilleman Rep Fred Anderson† Rep 24th New Seat Steve Fitzpatrick Rep 25th Steve Gist Rep Steve Gist Rep Lola Sheldon-Galloway† Rep 26th Russ Miner Rep Russ Miner Rep Joshua Kassmier† Rep 27th Paul Tuss Dem Paul Tuss Dem 28th Casey Knudsen† Rep Eric Albus Rep 29th Rhonda Knudsen† Rep Valerie Moore Rep 30th New Seat Morgan Thiel Rep 31st Frank Smith Dem Frank Smith Dem 32nd Jonathan Windy Boy† Dem Mike Fox Dem 33rd Brandon Ler Rep Brandon Ler Rep Bob Phalen† Rep 34th Jerry Schillinger Rep Jerry Schillinger Rep 35th Gary Parry Rep Gary Parry Rep 36th Greg Kmetz Rep Greg Kmetz Rep 37th Edward Butcher† Rep Shane Klakken Rep 38th Greg Oblander Rep Greg Oblander Rep 39th Kerri Seekins-Crowe Rep Kerri Seekins-Crowe Rep 40th Sue Vinton† Rep Mike Vinton Rep 41st Gayle Lammers† Rep Jade Sooktis Dem 42nd Sharon Stewart-Peregoy† Dem Sidney Fitzpatrick Dem 43rd Larry Brewster Rep Larry Brewster Rep 44th Katie Zolnikov Rep Katie Zolnikov Rep 45th Denise Baum Dem Denise Baum Dem 46th Emma Kerr-Carpenter Dem Emma Kerr-Carpenter Dem 47th Naarah Hastings† Rep James Reavis Dem 48th Mike Yakawich† Rep Curtis Schomer Rep 49th Sherry Essmann Rep Sherry Essmann Rep 50th Terry Moore† Rep Anthony Nicastro Rep 51st Jodee Etchart Rep Jodee Etchart Rep 52nd Bill Mercer Rep Bill Mercer Rep 53rd Nelly Nicol Rep Nelly Nicol Rep 54th Lee Deming Rep Lee Deming Rep 55th Brad Barker Rep Brad Barker Rep 56th Fiona Nave Rep Fiona Nave Rep 57th Marty Malone Rep Scott Rosenzweig Dem 58th Laurie Bishop† Dem Jamie Isaly Dem 59th Ed Stafman Dem Ed Stafman Dem Jim Hamilton† Dem 60th New Seat Alanah Griffith Dem 61st Alice Buckley† Dem Becky Edwards Dem 62nd New Seat Josh Seckinger Dem 63rd New Seat Peter Strand Dem 64th Kelly Kortum Dem Kelly Kortum Dem 65th New Seat Brian Close Dem 66th Eric Matthews Dem Eric Matthews Dem 67th Jedediah Hinkle Rep Jedediah Hinkle Rep 68th Caleb Hinkle Rep Caleb Hinkle Rep Jennifer Carlson Rep 69th Ken Walsh Rep Ken Walsh Rep 70th Tom Welch† Rep Shannon Maness Rep 71st New Seat Scott DeMarois Dem 72nd Donavon Hawk Dem Donavon Hawk Dem 73rd Jennifer Lynch Dem Jennifer Lynch Dem Derek Harvey† Dem 74th New Seat Marc Lee Dem 75th Marta Bertoglio Rep Marta Bertoglio Rep 76th John Fitzpatrick Rep John Fitzpatrick Rep Gregory Frazer† Rep 77th Jane Gillette Rep Jane Gillette Rep 78th James Bergstrom Rep Randyn Gregg Rep 79th Laura Smith† Dem Luke Muszkiewicz Dem 80th Melissa Romano Dem Melissa Romano Dem 81st Mary Caferro Dem Mary Caferro Dem 82nd Kim Abbott† Dem Pete Elverum Dem 83rd Jill Cohenour Dem Jill Cohenour Dem 84th Julie Dooling Rep Julie Dooling Rep 85th Michele Binkley Rep Kathy Love Rep 86th David Bedey Rep David Bedey Rep 87th Ron Marshall Rep Ron Marshall Rep 88th Wayne Rusk† Rep Greg Overstreet Rep 89th Mark Thane Dem Mark Thane Dem Lyn Hellegaard Rep 90th Denley Loge† Rep Curtis Cochran Rep 91st Joe Read† Rep Shelly Fyant Dem 92nd Connie Keogh Dem Connie Keogh Dem Mike Hopkins† Rep 93rd Katie Sullivan Dem Katie Sullivan Dem 94th Marilyn Marler Dem Marilyn Marler Dem 95th Zooey Zephyr Dem Zooey Zephyr Dem 96th Bob Carter Dem Bob Carter Dem 97th New Seat Melody Cunningham Dem 98th Jonathan Karlen Dem Jonathan Karlen Dem 99th Tom France Dem Tom France Dem 100th SJ Howell Dem SJ Howell Dem † - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Close races Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%: District 57, 0.26% gain District 62, 2.42% gain District 15, 2.73% District 3, 3.66% District 4, 4.03% gain District 42, 4.34% District 60, 4.82% gain District 27, 5.22% District 47, 5.74% gain District 45, 5.84% District 46, 5.96% District 20, 7% District 63, 7.24% gain District 80, 7.57% District 58, 7.96% District 91, 8.25% gain District 19, 9.21% gain
Detailed results
Districts 1–19 District 1 The new 1st district includes the home of incumbent Republican Neil Duram, who has represented the 2nd district since 2019, will now represent the 1st district due to redistricting.
District 2 The new 2nd district includes the home of incumbent Republican Steve Gunderson, who has represented the 1st district since 2017, was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. He originally intended to run in the Republican primary for Montana State Auditor, but later withdrew. Republican Tom Millett won the open seat.
District 3 The new 3rd district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Dave Fern, who has represented the 5th district since 2017. Fern was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits and ran for State Senate District 2. Former Representative Debo Powers won the open seat.
District 4 The new 4th district includes parts of Whitefish and Columbia Falls. It has no incumbent. Republican Lyn Bennett won the open seat.
District 5 The new 5th district includes the homes of incumbent Republican Braxton Mitchell, who has represented the 3rd district since 2021, and incumbent Republican and House Speaker Matt Regier, who has represented the 4th district since 2017. Reiger was ineligible to seek re-election due to term limits and ran for State Senate District 5, while Mitchell was re-elected here.
District 6 Incumbent Republican Amy Regier has represented the 6th district since 2021.
District 7 Incumbent Republican Courtenay Sprunger has represented the 7th district since 2023.
District 8 The new 8th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Tony Brockman, who has represented the 9th district since 2023. Brockman lost re-nomination to Lukas Schubert, who went on to win the general election.
District 9 The new 9th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Tanner Smith, who has represented the 11th district since 2023. Smith unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Montana. Republican Steven Kelly won the open seat.
District 10 The new 10th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Terry Falk, who has represented the 8th district since 2023.
District 11 The new 11th district includes parts of Flathead County and has no incumbent. Republican Ed Byrne won the open seat.
District 12 The new 12th district includes the homes of incumbent Republican Bob Keenan, who has represented the 10th district since 2023. Keenan didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Tracy Sharp won the open seat.
District 13 The new 13th district includes the homes of incumbent Republican Linda Reksten, who has represented the 12th district since 2021.
District 14 The new 14th district includes the homes of incumbent Republican Paul Fielder, who has represented the 13th district since 2021.
District 15 Incumbent Democrat Marvin Weatherwax Jr. has represented the 15th district since 2019. Weatherwax didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Thedis Crowe won the open seat.
District 16 Incumbent Democrat Tyson Running Wolf has represented the 16th district since 2019.
District 17 The new 17th district includes the homes of incumbent Republican Ross Fitzgerald, who has represented the 17th district since 2017, and incumbent Republican Zachary Wirth, who has represented the 80th district since 2023. Fitzgerald was term-limited while Wirth was re-elected here.
District 18 Incumbent Republican Llew Jones has represented the 18th district since 2019.
District 19 The new 19th district includes parts of downtown Great Falls and has no incumbent. Democrat Jane Weber won the open seat.
Districts 20–39 District 20