2010 Montana House of Representatives election

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2010 Montana House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered651,335[1]
Decrease2.51%
Turnout56.36%[1]
Decrease18.12%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mike Milburn Jon Sesso
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 19th district 76th district
Last election 50 50
Seats won 68 32
Seat change Increase18 Decrease18
Popular vote 205,127 126,357
Percentage 60.96% 37.55%
Swing Increase10.78% Decrease11.32%

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker before election

Bob Bergren
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Mike Milburn
Republican

An election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010.

A loss of 18 seats by the Democrats resulted in the Republicans winning 68 seats compared to 32 seats for the Democrats. Republicans regained control of the House after two years of Democratic control.

Results

Statewide

Statewide results of the 2010 Montana House of Representatives election:[2][3]

Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % +/– No. +/– %
Republican Party 90 205,127 60.96% Increase10.78% 68 Increase18 68.00%
Democratic Party 81 126,357 37.55% Decrease11.32% 32 Decrease18 32.00%
Libertarian Party 5 1,987 0.59% Increase0.50% 0 Steady 0.00%
Constitution Party 3 1,400 0.42% Increase0.06% 0 Steady 0.00%
Green Party 1 1,052 0.31% New 0 Steady 0.00%
Independent 2 580 0.17% Decrease0.32% 0 Steady 0.00%
Total 182 336,503 100.00% Steady 100 Steady 100.00%

District

Results of the 2010 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2][3]

District Democratic Republican Others Total
Votes
Result
Votes % Votes % Votes %
1st district 888 28.66% 2,210 71.34% - - 3,098 Republican Hold
2nd district 1,190 30.07% 2,767 69.93% - - 3,957 Republican Hold
3rd district 1,308 39.15% 1,747 52.29% 286 8.56% 3,341 Republican Hold
4th district 1,859 48.88% 1,944 51.12% - - 3,803 Republican GAIN
5th district 876 19.81% 3,547 80.19% - - 4,423 Republican Hold
6th district 1,546 32.51% 3,209 67.49% - - 4,755 Republican Hold
7th district 859 27.62% 2,251 72.38% - - 3,110 Republican Hold
8th district 1,031 36.95% 1,465 52.51% 294 10.54% 2,790 Republican GAIN
9th district 1,292 27.99% 3,324 72.01% - - 4,616 Republican Hold
10th district 916 20.58% 3,536 79.42% - - 4,452 Republican Hold
11th district - - 3,160 75.02% 1,052 24.98% 4,212 Republican Hold
12th district 1,651 47.14% 1,851 52.86% - - 3,502 Republican GAIN
13th district 1,201 25.16% 3,572 74.84% - - 4,773 Republican Hold
14th district 1,299 31.38% 2,841 68.62% - - 4,140 Republican Hold
15th district 1,108 48.43% 1,180 51.57% - - 2,288 Republican GAIN
16th district 729 46.20% 849 53.80% - - 1,578 Republican GAIN
17th district 1,593 43.60% 2,061 56.40% - - 3,654 Republican Hold
18th district - - 3,405 100.00% - - 3,405 Republican Hold
19th district - - 2,972 100.00% - - 2,972 Republican Hold
20th district 1,101 41.07% 1,580 58.93% - - 2,681 Republican GAIN
21st district 1,646 58.14% 1,185 41.86% - - 2,831 Democratic Hold
22nd district 1,243 56.30% 706 31.97% 259 11.73% 2,208 Democratic Hold
23rd district 1,241 60.10% 824 39.90% - - 2,065 Democratic Hold
24th district 626 42.35% 852 57.65% - - 1,478 Republican Hold
25th district 1,828 45.33% 2,205 54.67% - - 4,033 Republican GAIN
26th district 1,613 58.46% 1,146 41.54% - - 2,759 Democratic Hold
27th district 771 25.35% 2,271 74.65% - - 3,042 Republican Hold
28th district - - 3,062 100.00% - - 3,062 Republican Hold
29th district 1,556 39.72% 2,361 60.28% - - 3,917 Republican Hold
30th district - - 3,527 100.00% - - 3,527 Republican Hold
31st district 1,908 100.00% - - - - 1,908 Democratic Hold
32nd district 1,276 100.00% - - - - 1,276 Democratic Hold
33rd district 1,066 35.63% 1,926 64.37% - - 2,992 Republican GAIN
34th district 1,079 37.35% 1,810 62.65% - - 2,889 Republican Hold
35th district - - 3,501 100.00% - - 3,501 Republican Hold
36th district 1,729 44.30% 2,174 55.70% - - 3,903 Republican GAIN
37th district - - 3,205 100.00% - - 3,205 Republican Hold
38th district 1,735 47.31% 1,932 52.69% - - 3,667 Republican GAIN
39th district 765 19.04% 3,253 80.96% - - 4,018 Republican Hold
40th district 1,763 60.38% 1,157 39.62% - - 2,920 Democratic Hold
41st district 786 41.02% 1,130 58.98% - - 1,916 Republican GAIN
42nd district 1,676 58.46% 1,191 41.54% - - 2,867 Democratic Hold
43rd district 930 24.93% 2,801 75.07% - - 3,731 Republican Hold
44th district 1,165 37.45% 1,946 62.55% - - 3,111 Republican Hold
45th district - - 3,165 100.00% - - 3,165 Republican Hold
46th district - - 4,453 100.00% - - 4,453 Republican Hold
47th district 1,730 44.00% 2,202 56.00% - - 3,932 Republican Hold
48th district 1,300 42.83% 1,735 57.17% - - 3,035 Republican GAIN
49th district 1,512 59.32% 1,037 40.68% - - 2,549 Democratic Hold
50th district 1,582 44.02% 2,012 55.98% - - 3,594 Republican Hold
51st district 1,069 55.88% 844 44.12% - - 1,913 Democratic Hold
52nd district 1,403 52.78% 1,255 47.22% - - 2,658 Democratic Hold
53rd district 1,026 39.49% 1,572 60.51% - - 2,598 Republican Hold
54th district 1,208 50.93% 1,164 49.07% - - 2,372 Democratic Hold
55th district 1,288 31.11% 2,852 68.89% - - 4,140 Republican Hold
56th district - - 3,679 100.00% - - 3,679 Republican Hold
57th district - - 3,916 100.00% - - 3,916 Republican Hold
58th district 1,297 36.48% 2,258 63.52% - - 3,555 Republican Hold
59th district 1,990 45.06% 2,426 54.94% - - 4,416 Republican GAIN
60th district - - 3,429 100.00% - - 3,429 Republican Hold
61st district - - 3,730 100.00% - - 3,730 Republican Hold
62nd district 1,755 49.86% 1,765 50.14% - - 3,520 Republican GAIN
63rd district 2,664 49.34% 2,735 50.66% - - 5,399 Republican GAIN
64th district 1,979 55.37% 1,595 44.63% - - 3,574 Democratic Hold
65th district 1,288 65.95% 665 34.05% - - 1,953 Democratic Hold
66th district 1,747 59.73% 1,178 40.27% - - 2,925 Democratic Hold
67th district 1,269 28.58% 3,171 71.42% - - 4,440 Republican Hold
68th district 1,329 27.45% 3,513 72.55% - - 4,842 Republican Hold
69th district 1,556 30.82% 3,493 69.18% - - 5,049 Republican Hold
70th district 1,736 37.98% 2,835 62.02% - - 4,571 Republican Hold
71st district - - 3,523 100.00% - - 3,523 Republican Hold
72nd district - - 3,332 100.00% - - 3,332 Republican Hold
73rd district 1,868 62.60% 1,116 37.40% - - 2,984 Democratic Hold
74th district 1,834 49.72% 1,855 50.28% - - 3,689 Republican GAIN
75th district 2,247 100.00% - - - - 2,247 Democratic Hold
76th district 1,761 100.00% - - - - 1,761 Democratic Hold
77th district 2,168 45.79% 2,567 54.21% - - 4,735 Republican Hold
78th district 1,413 41.27% 2,011 58.73% - - 3,424 Republican GAIN
79th district 2,930 100.00% - - - - 2,930 Democratic Hold
80th district 1,700 44.26% 2,141 55.74% - - 3,841 Republican GAIN
81st district 2,115 67.83% 1,003 32.17% - - 3,118 Democratic Hold
82nd district 2,312 59.43% 1,578 40.57% - - 3,890 Democratic Hold
83rd district - - 3,592 100.00% - - 3,592 Republican Hold
84th district - - 3,273 81.85% 726 18.15% 3,999 Republican Hold
85th district 1,809 100.00% - - - - 1,809 Democratic Hold
86th district 2,684 100.00% - - - - 2,684 Democratic Hold
87th district - - 3,586 82.34% 769 17.66% 4,355 Republican Hold
88th district 1,566 39.46% 2,244 56.54% 159 4.01% 3,969 Republican Hold
89th district - - 3,570 80.75% 851 19.25% 4,421 Republican Hold
90th district 1,455 35.22% 2,463 59.62% 213 5.16% 4,131 Republican Hold
91st district 1,718 52.41% 1,560 47.59% - - 3,278 Democratic Hold
92nd district 2,235 50.39% 2,080 46.90% 120 2.71% 4,435 Democratic Hold
93rd district 2,578 100.00% - - - - 2,578 Democratic Hold
94th district 2,607 100.00% - - - - 2,607 Democratic Hold
95th district 2,395 100.00% - - - - 2,395 Democratic Hold
96th district 1,783 58.73% 1,253 41.27% - - 3,036 Democratic Hold
97th district 2,019 62.64% 1,204 37.36% - - 3,223 Democratic Hold
98th district 2,019 52.74% 1,809 47.26% - - 3,828 Democratic Hold
99th district 1,946 57.17% 1,168 34.31% 290 8.52% 3,404 Democratic Hold
100th district 1,618 46.20% 1,884 53.80% - - 3,502 Republican Hold
Total 126,357 37.55% 205,127 60.96% 5,019 1.49% 336,503

References

  1. ^ a b "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2010 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. pp. 1–16. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2010 Legislative General Election Recount Canvass" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 6, 2020.