| Election Name: | 2006 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Registered: | 649,436[1] 1.72% |
| Turnout: | 63.30% 8.14% |
| Image1: | No image.svg |
| Image1 Size: | 120px |
| Leader1: | Scott Sales |
| Party1: | Montana Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 68th district |
| Last Election1: | 50 seats, |
| Seats1: | 50 |
| Popular Vote1: | 189,216 |
| Percentage1: | 49.13% |
| Swing1: | 1.23% |
| Image2 Size: | 120px |
| Leader2: | John Parker |
| Party2: | Montana Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 23rd district |
| Last Election2: | 50 seats, |
| Seats2: | 49 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 189,717 |
| Percentage2: | 49.26% |
| Swing2: | 2.30% |
| Image3: | No image.svg |
| Image3 Size: | 120px |
| Leader3: | Rick Jore |
| Party3: | Constitution Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat3: | 73rd district |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,979 |
| Percentage3: | 1.55% |
| Swing3: | 0.05% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Gary Matthews |
| Before Party: | Montana Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Scott Sales |
| After Party: | Montana Republican Party |
An election was held on November 7, 2006 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 6, 2006.
A net loss of one seat by the Democrats resulted in the Democrats winning 49 seats compared to 50 seats for the Republicans. The Republicans regained control of the House due to the Constitution Party member caucusing with the Republicans.
Statewide results of the 2006 Montana House of Representatives election:[2]
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | +/– ! | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| 87 | 189,216 | 49.13% | 1.23% | 50 | 50.00% | ||||
| 95 | 189,717 | 49.26% | 2.30% | 49 | 1 | 49.00% | |||
| 18 | 5,979 | 1.55% | 0.05% | 1 | 1 | 1.00% | |||
| 1 | 257 | 0.07% | 0.76% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 201 | 385,169 | 100.00% | 100 | 100.00% | ||||
Results of the 2006 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" | % |
| 1,576 | 47.16% | 1,594 | 47.70% | 172 | 5.15% | 3,342 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,543 | 39.87% | 2,118 | 54.73% | 209 | 5.40% | 3,870 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,815 | 50.80% | 1,560 | 43.66% | 198 | 5.54% | 3,573 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 2,602 | 62.26% | 1,577 | 37.74% | - | - | 4,179 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,426 | 31.91% | 3,043 | 68.09% | - | - | 4,469 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,937 | 40.22% | 2,305 | 47.86% | 574 | 11.92% | 4,816 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,165 | 33.21% | 2,343 | 66.79% | - | - | 3,508 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,553 | 49.41% | 1,590 | 50.59% | - | - | 3,143 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 1,878 | 38.75% | 2,969 | 61.25% | - | - | 4,847 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,248 | 26.33% | 3,492 | 73.67% | - | - | 4,740 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,836 | 40.42% | 2,706 | 59.58% | - | - | 4,542 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,643 | 44.55% | - | - | 2,045 | 55.45% | 3,688 | Constitution GAIN | ||||
| 1,868 | 40.72% | 2,462 | 53.67% | 257 | 5.60% | 4,587 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 1,519 | 37.65% | 2,516 | 62.35% | - | - | 4,035 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,360 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,360 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,342 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,342 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,321 | 32.74% | 2,714 | 67.26% | - | - | 4,035 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,724 | 37.27% | 2,812 | 60.79% | 90 | 1.95% | 4,626 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,835 | 46.94% | 2,074 | 53.06% | - | - | 3,909 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,597 | 49.75% | 1,518 | 47.29% | 95 | 2.96% | 3,210 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,880 | 55.56% | 1,346 | 39.78% | 158 | 4.67% | 3,384 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,643 | 57.79% | 1,084 | 38.13% | 116 | 4.08% | 2,843 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,851 | 73.08% | - | - | 682 | 26.92% | 2,533 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,002 | 56.45% | 696 | 39.21% | 77 | 4.34% | 1,775 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,757 | 67.31% | 1,217 | 29.71% | 122 | 2.98% | 4,096 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,743 | 55.62% | 1,391 | 44.38% | - | - | 3,134 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,280 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,280 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,628 | 38.87% | 2,560 | 61.13% | - | - | 4,188 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,772 | 41.90% | 2,457 | 58.10% | - | - | 4,229 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,550 | 34.14% | 2,990 | 65.86% | - | - | 4,540 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,547 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,547 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,257 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,257 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,890 | 58.12% | 1,362 | 41.88% | - | - | 3,252 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,612 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,612 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,218 | 82.92% | 663 | 17.08% | 3,881 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,329 | 53.23% | 2,046 | 46.77% | - | - | 4,375 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| - | - | 3,167 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,167 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,655 | 43.12% | 2,183 | 56.88% | - | - | 3,838 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 1,143 | 25.43% | 3,352 | 74.57% | - | - | 4,495 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,884 | 53.19% | 1,658 | 46.81% | - | - | 3,542 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,657 | 63.12% | 968 | 36.88% | - | - | 2,625 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,708 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,708 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,944 | 46.08% | 2,120 | 50.25% | 155 | 3.67% | 4,219 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 1,572 | 43.70% | 2,025 | 56.30% | - | - | 3,597 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,087 | 26.95% | 2,946 | 73.05% | - | - | 4,033 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,696 | 33.53% | 3,362 | 66.47% | - | - | 5,058 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,449 | 33.37% | 2,893 | 66.63% | - | - | 4,342 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,938 | 55.87% | 1,531 | 44.13% | - | - | 3,469 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,794 | 58.63% | 1,266 | 41.37% | - | - | 3,060 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 1,508 | 37.63% | 2,499 | 62.37% | - | - | 4,007 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,618 | 58.90% | 1,129 | 41.10% | - | - | 2,747 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,118 | 60.65% | 1,374 | 39.35% | - | - | 3,492 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,129 | 35.14% | 2,084 | 64.86% | - | - | 3,213 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,569 | 58.50% | 1,113 | 41.50% | - | - | 2,682 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,048 | 43.34% | 2,677 | 56.66% | - | - | 4,725 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,239 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,239 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,026 | 37.81% | 3,333 | 62.19% | - | - | 5,359 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,968 | 49.96% | 1,971 | 50.04% | - | - | 3,939 | Republican GAIN | ||||
| 2,109 | 46.93% | 2,234 | 49.71% | 151 | 3.36% | 4,494 | Republican Hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,523 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,523 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,744 | 37.95% | 2,852 | 62.05% | - | - | 4,596 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,163 | 53.16% | 1,906 | 46.84% | - | - | 4,069 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 2,774 | 50.32% | 2,739 | 49.68% | - | - | 5,513 | Democratic GAIN | ||||
| 2,413 | 57.00% | 1,820 | 43.00% | - | - | 4,233 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,734 | 65.68% | 906 | 34.32% | - | - | 2,640 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,443 | 65.81% | 1,269 | 34.19% | - | - | 3,712 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,189 | 28.89% | 2,927 | 71.11% | - | - | 4,116 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,943 | 40.00% | 2,915 | 60.00% | - | - | 4,858 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,791 | 35.08% | 3,314 | 64.92% | - | - | 5,105 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,342 | 47.10% | 2,630 | 52.90% | - | - | 4,972 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,861 | 38.77% | 2,939 | 61.23% | - | - | 4,800 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 959 | 24.28% | 2,991 | 75.72% | - | - | 3,950 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,766 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,766 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 3,392 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,392 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 3,006 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,006 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,241 | 82.48% | 476 | 17.52% | - | - | 2,717 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,404 | 49.74% | 2,429 | 50.26% | - | - | 4,833 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,852 | 52.88% | 1,650 | 47.12% | - | - | 3,502 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,921 | 65.38% | 1,547 | 34.62% | - | - | 4,468 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,555 | 62.15% | 1,556 | 37.85% | - | - | 4,111 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,799 | 73.29% | 1,020 | 26.71% | - | - | 3,819 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,980 | 70.73% | 1,233 | 29.27% | - | - | 4,213 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,269 | 31.32% | 2,783 | 68.68% | - | - | 4,052 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,382 | 32.47% | 2,874 | 67.53% | - | - | 4,256 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,301 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,301 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 3,277 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,277 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,491 | 31.71% | 3,070 | 65.29% | 141 | 3.00% | 4,702 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,893 | 45.69% | 2,250 | 54.31% | - | - | 4,143 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,384 | 28.91% | 3,260 | 68.10% | 143 | 2.99% | 4,787 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 1,840 | 41.47% | 2,597 | 58.53% | - | - | 4,437 | Republican Hold | ||||
| 2,178 | 58.13% | 1,569 | 41.87% | - | - | 3,747 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,999 | 60.17% | 1,985 | 39.83% | - | - | 4,984 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 3,067 | 63.67% | 1,750 | 36.33% | - | - | 4,817 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,711 | 59.75% | 1,826 | 40.25% | - | - | 4,537 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,508 | 59.93% | 1,677 | 40.07% | - | - | 4,185 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,044 | 55.68% | 1,439 | 39.20% | 188 | 5.12% | 3,671 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,982 | 70.76% | 1,232 | 29.24% | - | - | 4,214 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 2,497 | 58.19% | 1,794 | 41.81% | - | - | 4,291 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 3,086 | 70.46% | 1,294 | 29.54% | - | - | 4,380 | Democratic Hold | ||||
| 1,667 | 45.34% | 2,010 | 54.66% | - | - | 3,677 | Republican Hold | ||||
| Total | 189,717 | 49.26% | 189,216 | 49.13% | 6,236 | 1.62% | 385,169 |