| Election Name: | 2002 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Registered: | 624,548[1] 10.56% |
| Turnout: | 54.48% 5.37% |
| Image1: | No image.svg |
| Image1 Size: | 120px |
| Leader1: | Doug Mood |
| Party1: | Montana Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 58th district |
| Last Election1: | 58 |
| Seats1: | 53 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 159,141 |
| Percentage1: | 50.38% |
| Swing1: | 2.39% |
| Image2 Size: | 120px |
| Leader2: | David Wanzenried |
| Party2: | Montana Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 68th district |
| Last Election2: | 42 |
| Seats2: | 47 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 148,845 |
| Percentage2: | 47.12% |
| Swing2: | 3.31% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Dan McGee |
| Before Party: | Montana Republican Party |
| After Election: | Doug Mood |
| After Party: | Montana Republican Party |
An election was held on November 5, 2002 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 4, 2002.
Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of five seats, winning 53 seats compared to 48 seats for the Democrats.
Statewide results of the 2002 Montana House of Representatives election:[2]
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | +/– ! | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| 85 | 159,141 | 50.38% | 2.39% | 53 | 5 | 53.00% | |||
| 88 | 148,845 | 47.12% | 3.31% | 47 | 5 | 47.00% | |||
| 2 | 3,097 | 0.98% | 0.35% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 10 | 2,876 | 0.91% | 1.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 4 | 1,277 | 0.40% | New | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 2 | 544 | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 4 | 78 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 195 | 315,858 | 100.00% | 100 | 100.00% | ||||
Results of the 2002 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col rowspan=3 | Total Votes | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 871 | 27.92% | 2,249 | 72.08% | - | - | 3,120 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,572 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,572 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,514 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,514 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,320 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,320 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,237 | 57.30% | 922 | 42.70% | - | - | 2,159 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,595 | 60.46% | 1,043 | 39.54% | - | - | 2,638 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,672 | 55.31% | 1,351 | 44.69% | - | - | 3,023 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,844 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,844 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,536 | 30.88% | 3,438 | 69.12% | - | - | 4,974 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,689 | 38.43% | 2,706 | 61.57% | - | - | 4,395 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,727 | 60.79% | 1,114 | 39.21% | - | - | 2,841 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,302 | 45.18% | 1,580 | 54.82% | - | - | 2,882 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 937 | 49.66% | 854 | 45.26% | 96 | 5.09% | 1,887 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 947 | 35.26% | 1,555 | 57.89% | 184 | 6.85% | 2,686 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,787 | 44.52% | 2,227 | 55.48% | - | - | 4,014 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,589 | 55.97% | 1,250 | 44.03% | - | - | 2,839 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,361 | 64.75% | 741 | 35.25% | - | - | 2,102 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,506 | 52.95% | 1,338 | 47.05% | - | - | 2,844 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 1,537 | 41.97% | 2,125 | 58.03% | - | - | 3,662 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 1,654 | 52.79% | 1,479 | 47.21% | - | - | 3,133 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 1,187 | 39.70% | 1,803 | 60.30% | - | - | 2,990 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,628 | 46.24% | 1,893 | 53.76% | - | - | 3,521 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,077 | 48.27% | 2,226 | 51.73% | - | - | 4,303 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,838 | 48.15% | 1,979 | 51.85% | - | - | 3,817 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,320 | 34.48% | 2,508 | 65.52% | - | - | 3,828 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,468 | 45.89% | 1,731 | 54.11% | - | - | 3,199 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 2,670 | 45.99% | 3,135 | 54.01% | - | - | 5,805 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,278 | 48.83% | 2,387 | 51.17% | - | - | 4,665 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,840 | 68.89% | 831 | 31.11% | - | - | 2,671 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,367 | 78.70% | - | - | 370 | 21.30% | 1,737 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,648 | 38.00% | 2,689 | 62.00% | - | - | 4,337 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,343 | 80.17% | 827 | 19.83% | 4,170 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,270 | 31.44% | 2,770 | 68.56% | - | - | 4,040 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 758 | 24.15% | 2,381 | 75.85% | - | - | 3,139 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,513 | 60.18% | 1,663 | 39.82% | - | - | 4,176 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,439 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,439 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,158 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,158 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,927 | 78.69% | 522 | 21.31% | - | - | 2,449 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,051 | 46.48% | 2,362 | 53.52% | - | - | 4,413 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,295 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,295 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 518 | 45.64% | 495 | 43.61% | 122 | 10.75% | 1,135 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 1,654 | 59.95% | 921 | 33.38% | 184 | 6.67% | 2,759 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,723 | 55.96% | 1,152 | 37.41% | 204 | 6.63% | 3,079 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,785 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,785 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,295 | 53.01% | 1,080 | 44.21% | 68 | 2.78% | 2,443 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,164 | 68.75% | 529 | 31.25% | - | - | 1,693 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,217 | 67.99% | 1,044 | 32.01% | - | - | 3,261 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,151 | 98.13% | - | - | 41 | 1.87% | 2,192 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,564 | 41.23% | 2,229 | 58.77% | - | - | 3,793 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,431 | 38.54% | 2,016 | 54.30% | 266 | 7.16% | 3,713 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,010 | 57.17% | 1,506 | 42.83% | - | - | 3,516 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 2,810 | 67.63% | 1,345 | 32.37% | - | - | 4,155 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,097 | 64.09% | 1,175 | 35.91% | - | - | 3,272 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,871 | 74.07% | 1,005 | 25.93% | - | - | 3,876 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,610 | 40.14% | 2,401 | 59.86% | - | - | 4,011 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 962 | 36.10% | 1,703 | 63.90% | - | - | 2,665 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,912 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,912 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,638 | 41.25% | 2,333 | 58.75% | - | - | 3,971 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,342 | 36.61% | 2,324 | 63.39% | - | - | 3,666 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,471 | 35.60% | 2,487 | 60.19% | 174 | 4.21% | 4,132 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,155 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,155 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,693 | 46.11% | 1,842 | 50.16% | 137 | 3.73% | 3,672 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,157 | 48.94% | 2,250 | 51.06% | - | - | 4,407 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,268 | 60.72% | 1,467 | 39.28% | - | - | 3,735 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,351 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,351 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,072 | 84.88% | - | - | 369 | 15.12% | 2,441 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,376 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,376 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,600 | 64.44% | 883 | 35.56% | - | - | 2,483 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,246 | 55.12% | - | - | 1,829 | 44.88% | 4,075 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,946 | 53.79% | 1,672 | 46.21% | - | - | 3,618 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,241 | 36.12% | 2,195 | 63.88% | - | - | 3,436 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,866 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,866 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,539 | 49.28% | 245 | 7.85% | 1,339 | 42.88% | 3,123 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,596 | 40.43% | 2,352 | 59.57% | - | - | 3,948 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,574 | 38.29% | 2,537 | 61.71% | - | - | 4,111 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,196 | 99.59% | 13 | 0.41% | 3,209 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,507 | 38.59% | 2,261 | 57.90% | 137 | 3.51% | 3,905 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,441 | 50.83% | 1,394 | 49.17% | - | - | 2,835 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| - | - | 3,159 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,159 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,497 | 44.25% | 1,664 | 49.19% | 222 | 6.56% | 3,383 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,075 | 62.07% | 1,268 | 37.93% | 3,343 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,470 | 54.69% | 1,218 | 45.31% | - | - | 2,688 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,100 | 37.12% | 1,841 | 62.13% | 22 | 0.74% | 2,963 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 936 | 30.01% | 2,183 | 69.99% | - | - | 3,119 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,592 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,592 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,624 | 55.29% | 1,313 | 44.71% | - | - | 2,937 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 1,440 | 42.44% | 1,953 | 57.56% | - | - | 3,393 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,601 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,601 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,547 | 42.27% | 2,113 | 57.73% | - | - | 3,660 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,486 | 50.93% | 1,432 | 49.07% | - | - | 2,918 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 1,507 | 68.97% | 678 | 31.03% | - | - | 2,185 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,627 | 61.89% | 1,002 | 38.11% | - | - | 2,629 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,507 | 39.47% | 2,311 | 60.53% | - | - | 3,818 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,365 | 43.65% | 1,762 | 56.35% | - | - | 3,127 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,096 | 34.39% | 2,091 | 65.61% | - | - | 3,187 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,339 | 41.82% | 1,863 | 58.18% | - | - | 3,202 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,150 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,150 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,738 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,738 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,528 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,528 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,162 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,162 | Republican Hold | ||||
| Total | 148,845 | 47.12% | 159,141 | 50.38% | 7,872 | 2.49% | 315,858 |