2008 Montana House of Representatives election

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2008 Montana House of Representatives election
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  2006 November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) 2010  

All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered668,085 [1]
Increase2.svg2.87%
Turnout74.48% [1]
Increase2.svg11.18%
 Majority partyMinority party
  No image.svg No image.svg
Leader Scott Sales Bob Bergren
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 68th district 33rd district
Last election5049
Seats won5050
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote227,019221,080
Percentage50.18%48.87%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.05%Decrease2.svg0.39%

2008 Montana State House election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Speaker before election

Scott Sales
Republican

Elected Speaker

Bob Bergren
Democratic

An election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 3, 2008.

Contents

A net gain of one seat by the Democrats resulted in the House being tied at 50 seats each. Democrats regained control of the House after two years by virtue of Governor Brian Schweitzer being a Democrat.

Results

Statewide

Statewide results of the 2008 Montana House of Representatives election: [2]

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %+/–No.+/– %
Republican Party 90227,01950.18%Increase2.svg1.05%50Steady2.svg50.00%
Democratic Party 93221,08048.87%Decrease2.svg0.39%50Increase2.svg150.00%
Independent 22,2290.49%Increase2.svg0.42%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Constitution Party 61,6230.36%Decrease2.svg1.19%0Decrease2.svg10.00%
Libertarian Party 24220.09%New0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total193452,373100.00%Steady2.svg100Steady2.svg100.00%

District

Results of the 2008 Montana House of Representatives election by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotal
Votes
Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%
1st district 1,49636.94%2,41659.65%1383.41%4,050Republican Hold
2nd district 1,65633.81%3,24266.19%--4,898Republican Hold
3rd district 1,97042.80%2,63357.20%--4,603Republican GAIN
4th district 2,94852.82%2,63347.18%--5,581Democratic Hold
5th district 1,54327.64%4,03972.36%--5,582Republican Hold
6th district 2,69243.48%3,17951.34%3215.18%6,192Republican Hold
7th district 1,35631.59%2,93768.41%--4,293Republican Hold
8th district 2,02950.17%2,01549.83%--4,044Democratic GAIN
9th district 2,30338.58%3,66661.42%--5,969Republican Hold
10th district 1,63227.00%4,41273.00%--6,044Republican Hold
11th district 2,20339.25%3,41060.75%--5,613Republican Hold
12th district 2,73662.87%1,61637.13%--4,352Democratic GAIN
13th district 2,10038.91%3,14758.31%1502.78%5,397Republican Hold
14th district 1,70835.61%3,08864.39%--4,796Republican Hold
15th district 2,810100.00%----2,810Democratic Hold
16th district 2,833100.00%----2,833Democratic Hold
17th district 2,01946.06%2,36453.94%--4,383Republican Hold
18th district 1,72232.88%3,51667.12%--5,238Republican Hold
19th district 1,92542.68%2,58557.32%--4,510Republican Hold
20th district 1,91153.05%1,59244.20%992.75%3,602Democratic Hold
21st district 2,11753.80%1,69142.97%1273.23%3,935Democratic Hold
22nd district 2,41775.41%--78824.59%3,205Democratic Hold
23rd district 1,65752.12%1,52247.88%--3,179Democratic Hold
24th district 1,03449.00%1,07651.00%--2,110Republican GAIN
25th district 3,11164.53%1,47130.51%2394.96%4,821Democratic Hold
26th district 2,36565.88%1,22534.12%--3,590Democratic Hold
27th district --3,508100.00%--3,508Republican Hold
28th district 1,96945.24%2,38354.76%--4,352Republican Hold
29th district 1,89142.02%2,60957.98%--4,500Republican Hold
30th district 1,85537.38%3,10862.62%--4,963Republican Hold
31st district 2,749100.00%----2,749Democratic Hold
32nd district 2,482100.00%----2,482Democratic Hold
33rd district 2,27764.10%1,27535.90%--3,552Democratic Hold
34th district 1,42841.15%2,04258.85%--3,470Republican GAIN
35th district 77919.66%3,18480.34%--3,963Republican Hold
36th district 3,11268.49%1,43231.51%--4,544Democratic Hold
37th district --3,863100.00%--3,863Republican Hold
38th district 2,46556.65%1,88643.35%--4,351Democratic GAIN
39th district --3,503100.00%--3,503Republican Hold
40th district 2,24554.77%1,85445.23%--4,099Democratic Hold
41st district 1,74763.16%1,01936.84%--2,766Democratic Hold
42nd district 2,41065.35%1,27834.65%--3,688Democratic Hold
43rd district 2,07543.10%2,73956.90%--4,814Republican Hold
44th district 1,84544.59%2,29355.41%--4,138Republican Hold
45th district 1,05324.95%3,16875.05%--4,221Republican Hold
46th district --5,432100.00%--5,432Republican Hold
47th district 1,75234.09%3,38865.91%--5,140Republican Hold
48th district 2,19852.55%1,98547.45%--4,183Democratic Hold
49th district 2,27963.93%1,28636.07%--3,565Democratic Hold
50th district 1,95643.41%2,55056.59%--4,506Republican Hold
51st district 1,98458.66%1,39841.34%--3,382Democratic Hold
52nd district 2,58065.57%1,35534.43%--3,935Democratic Hold
53rd district 1,59041.95%2,20058.05%--3,790Republican Hold
54th district 1,74951.59%1,64148.41%--3,390Democratic Hold
55th district 2,30842.54%3,11857.46%--5,426Republican Hold
56th district --3,40763.01%2,00036.99%5,407Republican Hold
57th district 2,08633.59%4,12566.41%--6,211Republican Hold
58th district 2,31949.72%2,34550.28%--4,664Republican Hold
59th district 2,84555.29%2,30144.71%--5,146Democratic GAIN
60th district 2,39747.64%2,63552.36%--5,032Republican Hold
61st district --3,438100.00%--3,438Republican Hold
62nd district 2,82160.19%1,86639.81%--4,687Democratic Hold
63rd district 3,45751.67%3,23348.33%--6,690Democratic Hold
64th district 3,52358.74%2,47541.26%--5,998Democratic Hold
65th district 2,36265.25%1,25834.75%--3,620Democratic Hold
66th district 3,42368.04%1,60831.96%--5,031Democratic Hold
67th district 2,16435.34%3,96064.66%--6,124Republican Hold
68th district 1,66638.65%2,64461.35%--4,310Republican Hold
69th district 1,81127.64%4,74072.36%--6,551Republican Hold
70th district 2,78444.63%3,45455.37%--6,238Republican Hold
71st district 2,74846.61%3,14853.39%--5,896Republican Hold
72nd district 1,12424.39%3,48575.61%--4,609Republican Hold
73rd district 3,503100.00%----3,503Democratic Hold
74th district 4,079100.00%----4,079Democratic Hold
75th district 3,491100.00%----3,491Democratic Hold
76th district 2,893100.00%----2,893Democratic Hold
77th district 2,15538.77%3,40361.23%--5,558Republican Hold
78th district 2,38055.35%1,92044.65%--4,300Democratic Hold
79th district 2,82257.24%1,87938.11%2294.65%4,930Democratic Hold
80th district 3,03861.27%1,92038.73%--4,958Democratic Hold
81st district 2,87069.78%1,24330.22%--4,113Democratic Hold
82nd district 3,11564.43%1,72035.57%--4,835Democratic Hold
83rd district 1,35030.21%3,11869.79%--4,468Republican Hold
84th district 1,75038.89%2,56757.04%1834.07%4,500Republican Hold
85th district 2,02061.44%1,26838.56%--3,288Democratic Hold
86th district 3,931100.00%----3,931Democratic Hold
87th district 1,85834.41%3,54165.59%--5,399Republican Hold
88th district 2,35748.67%2,48651.33%--4,843Republican Hold
89th district --4,624100.00%--4,624Republican Hold
90th district 2,12840.46%3,13159.54%--5,259Republican Hold
91st district 2,82862.18%1,72037.82%--4,548Democratic Hold
92nd district 3,75567.90%1,77532.10%--5,530Democratic Hold
93rd district 4,00368.60%1,83231.40%--5,835Democratic Hold
94th district 3,03356.66%2,32043.34%--5,353Democratic Hold
95th district 3,14464.77%1,71035.23%--4,854Democratic Hold
96th district 2,72060.48%1,77739.52%--4,497Democratic Hold
97th district 3,69370.32%1,55929.68%--5,252Democratic Hold
98th district 3,28556.12%2,56943.88%--5,854Democratic Hold
99th district 4,02672.70%1,51227.30%--5,538Democratic Hold
100th district 2,25249.14%2,33150.86%--4,583Republican Hold
Total221,08048.87%227,01950.18%4,2740.94%452,373

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