United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Montana, 2016

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Nominee Ryan Zinke Denise Juneau Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 285,358 205,919 Percentage 56.2% 40.6%

U.S. Representative before election Ryan Zinke Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke Republican

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. Representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

At the time, Montana's congressional district had a PVI of R+7. Republican Ryan Zinke, who was first elected in 2014, is the incumbent. Zinke was re-elected in 2016. ^{[1] [2]} He faced no primary opposition. Denise Juneau, who is the Montana State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was the lone Democrat to file for election. ^{[3] [4]} The primaries were held on June 7.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ryan Zinke

Results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Zinke	144,660	100
Total votes			144,660	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Denise Juneau

Results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denise Juneau	112,821	100
Total votes			112,821	100

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ryan Zinke (R)	Denise Juneau (D)	Other	Undecided
Mason-Dixon	October 10–12, 2016	1,003	± 3.2%	53%	40%	1% [6]	6%
Montana State University Billings	October 3–10, 2016	590	± 4.0%	50%	31%	—	19%

Results

General election results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Zinke (inc.)	285,358	56.19
	Democratic	Denise Juneau	205,919	40.55
	Libertarian	Rick Breckenridge	16,554	3.26
Total votes			507,831	100%
	Republican hold

References

1. "Election 2016 Results: Bullock Re-elected Governor, Zinke Cruises". Flathead Beacon. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
2. "Zinke Announces Re-election Bid; Says He Will Defend Values". Flathead Beacon. Associated Press. March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
3. "Denise Juneau launches campaign for Montana's U.S. House seat". Billings Gazette. Associated Press. November 4, 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
4. Dennison, Mike. "Zinke and Juneau raising big bucks for U.S. House battle". KXLF. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
5. "2016 Statewide Montana Primary Election" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
6. Rick Breckenridge with 1%
7. "2016 General Election". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

External links

• U.S. House election in Montana, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org