| Election Name: | 2010 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Registered: | 651,335[1] 2.51% |
| Turnout: | 56.36% 18.12% |
| Image1: | No image.svg |
| Image1 Size: | 120px |
| Leader1: | Mike Milburn |
| Party1: | Montana Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 19th district |
| Last Election1: | 50 |
| Seats1: | 68 |
| Seat Change1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 205,127 |
| Percentage1: | 60.96% |
| Swing1: | 10.78% |
| Image2 Size: | 120px |
| Leader2: | Jon Sesso |
| Party2: | Montana Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 76th district |
| Last Election2: | 50 |
| Seats2: | 32 |
| Seat Change2: | 18 |
| Popular Vote2: | 126,357 |
| Percentage2: | 37.55% |
| Swing2: | 11.32% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Bob Bergren |
| Before Party: | Montana Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Mike Milburn |
| After Party: | Montana Republican Party |
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.
Statewide results of the 2010 Montana House of Representatives election:[2] [3]
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | +/– ! | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| 90 | 205,127 | 60.96% | 10.78% | 68 | 18 | 68.00% | |||
| 81 | 126,357 | 37.55% | 11.32% | 32 | 18 | 32.00% | |||
| 5 | 1,987 | 0.59% | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 3 | 1,400 | 0.42% | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 1 | 1,052 | 0.31% | New | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 2 | 580 | 0.17% | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 182 | 336,503 | 100.00% | 100 | 100.00% | ||||
Results of the 2010 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2] [3]
| 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" | % |
| 888 | 28.66% | 2,210 | 71.34% | - | - | 3,098 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,190 | 30.07% | 2,767 | 69.93% | - | - | 3,957 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,308 | 39.15% | 1,747 | 52.29% | 286 | 8.56% | 3,341 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,859 | 48.88% | 1,944 | 51.12% | - | - | 3,803 | Republican gain | ||||
| 876 | 19.81% | 3,547 | 80.19% | - | - | 4,423 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,546 | 32.51% | 3,209 | 67.49% | - | - | 4,755 | Republican hold | ||||
| 859 | 27.62% | 2,251 | 72.38% | - | - | 3,110 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,031 | 36.95% | 1,465 | 52.51% | 294 | 10.54% | 2,790 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,292 | 27.99% | 3,324 | 72.01% | - | - | 4,616 | Republican hold | ||||
| 916 | 20.58% | 3,536 | 79.42% | - | - | 4,452 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,160 | 75.02% | 1,052 | 24.98% | 4,212 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,651 | 47.14% | 1,851 | 52.86% | - | - | 3,502 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,201 | 25.16% | 3,572 | 74.84% | - | - | 4,773 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,299 | 31.38% | 2,841 | 68.62% | - | - | 4,140 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,108 | 48.43% | 1,180 | 51.57% | - | - | 2,288 | Republican gain | ||||
| 729 | 46.20% | 849 | 53.80% | - | - | 1,578 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,593 | 43.60% | 2,061 | 56.40% | - | - | 3,654 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,405 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,405 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 2,972 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,972 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,101 | 41.07% | 1,580 | 58.93% | - | - | 2,681 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,646 | 58.14% | 1,185 | 41.86% | - | - | 2,831 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,243 | 56.30% | 706 | 31.97% | 259 | 11.73% | 2,208 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,241 | 60.10% | 824 | 39.90% | - | - | 2,065 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 626 | 42.35% | 852 | 57.65% | - | - | 1,478 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,828 | 45.33% | 2,205 | 54.67% | - | - | 4,033 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,613 | 58.46% | 1,146 | 41.54% | - | - | 2,759 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 771 | 25.35% | 2,271 | 74.65% | - | - | 3,042 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,062 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,062 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,556 | 39.72% | 2,361 | 60.28% | - | - | 3,917 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,527 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,527 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,908 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,908 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,276 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,276 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,066 | 35.63% | 1,926 | 64.37% | - | - | 2,992 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,079 | 37.35% | 1,810 | 62.65% | - | - | 2,889 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,501 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,501 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,729 | 44.30% | 2,174 | 55.70% | - | - | 3,903 | Republican gain | ||||
| - | - | 3,205 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,205 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,735 | 47.31% | 1,932 | 52.69% | - | - | 3,667 | Republican gain | ||||
| 765 | 19.04% | 3,253 | 80.96% | - | - | 4,018 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,763 | 60.38% | 1,157 | 39.62% | - | - | 2,920 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 786 | 41.02% | 1,130 | 58.98% | - | - | 1,916 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,676 | 58.46% | 1,191 | 41.54% | - | - | 2,867 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 930 | 24.93% | 2,801 | 75.07% | - | - | 3,731 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,165 | 37.45% | 1,946 | 62.55% | - | - | 3,111 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,165 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,165 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,453 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,453 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,730 | 44.00% | 2,202 | 56.00% | - | - | 3,932 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,300 | 42.83% | 1,735 | 57.17% | - | - | 3,035 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,512 | 59.32% | 1,037 | 40.68% | - | - | 2,549 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,582 | 44.02% | 2,012 | 55.98% | - | - | 3,594 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,069 | 55.88% | 844 | 44.12% | - | - | 1,913 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,403 | 52.78% | 1,255 | 47.22% | - | - | 2,658 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,026 | 39.49% | 1,572 | 60.51% | - | - | 2,598 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,208 | 50.93% | 1,164 | 49.07% | - | - | 2,372 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,288 | 31.11% | 2,852 | 68.89% | - | - | 4,140 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,679 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,679 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,916 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,916 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,297 | 36.48% | 2,258 | 63.52% | - | - | 3,555 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,990 | 45.06% | 2,426 | 54.94% | - | - | 4,416 | Republican gain | ||||
| - | - | 3,429 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,429 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,730 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,730 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,755 | 49.86% | 1,765 | 50.14% | - | - | 3,520 | Republican gain | ||||
| 2,664 | 49.34% | 2,735 | 50.66% | - | - | 5,399 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,979 | 55.37% | 1,595 | 44.63% | - | - | 3,574 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,288 | 65.95% | 665 | 34.05% | - | - | 1,953 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,747 | 59.73% | 1,178 | 40.27% | - | - | 2,925 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,269 | 28.58% | 3,171 | 71.42% | - | - | 4,440 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,329 | 27.45% | 3,513 | 72.55% | - | - | 4,842 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,556 | 30.82% | 3,493 | 69.18% | - | - | 5,049 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,736 | 37.98% | 2,835 | 62.02% | - | - | 4,571 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,523 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,523 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,332 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,332 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,868 | 62.60% | 1,116 | 37.40% | - | - | 2,984 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,834 | 49.72% | 1,855 | 50.28% | - | - | 3,689 | Republican gain | ||||
| 2,247 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,247 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,761 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,761 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,168 | 45.79% | 2,567 | 54.21% | - | - | 4,735 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,413 | 41.27% | 2,011 | 58.73% | - | - | 3,424 | Republican gain | ||||
| 2,930 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,930 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,700 | 44.26% | 2,141 | 55.74% | - | - | 3,841 | Republican gain | ||||
| 2,115 | 67.83% | 1,003 | 32.17% | - | - | 3,118 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,312 | 59.43% | 1,578 | 40.57% | - | - | 3,890 | Democratic hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,592 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,592 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,273 | 81.85% | 726 | 18.15% | 3,999 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,809 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,809 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,684 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,684 | Democratic hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,586 | 82.34% | 769 | 17.66% | 4,355 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,566 | 39.46% | 2,244 | 56.54% | 159 | 4.01% | 3,969 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,570 | 80.75% | 851 | 19.25% | 4,421 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,455 | 35.22% | 2,463 | 59.62% | 213 | 5.16% | 4,131 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,718 | 52.41% | 1,560 | 47.59% | - | - | 3,278 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,235 | 50.39% | 2,080 | 46.90% | 120 | 2.71% | 4,435 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,578 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,578 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,607 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,607 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,395 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,395 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,783 | 58.73% | 1,253 | 41.27% | - | - | 3,036 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,019 | 62.64% | 1,204 | 37.36% | - | - | 3,223 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,019 | 52.74% | 1,809 | 47.26% | - | - | 3,828 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,946 | 57.17% | 1,168 | 34.31% | 290 | 8.52% | 3,404 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 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 |