| Election Name: | 2016 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Montana House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Registered: | 694,370[1] 2.98% |
| Turnout: | 74.44% 19.00% |
| Image1 Size: | 120px |
| Leader1: | Austin Knudsen |
| Party1: | Montana Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 34th district |
| Last Election1: | 59 |
| Seats1: | 59 |
| Popular Vote1: | 258,412 |
| Percentage1: | 55.18% |
| Swing1: | 1.56% |
| Image2 Size: | 120px |
| Leader2: | Jenny Eck |
| Party2: | Montana Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 79th district |
| Last Election2: | 41 |
| Seats2: | 41 |
| Popular Vote2: | 205,981 |
| Percentage2: | 43.99% |
| Swing2: | 1.13% |
| Map Size: | 500px |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Austin Knudsen |
| Before Party: | Montana Republican Party |
| After Election: | Austin Knudsen |
| After Party: | Montana Republican Party |
An election was held on November 8, 2016 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. House of Representatives, governor, and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016.
There was no change in the composition of the House, with the Republicans winning 59 seats and the Democrats 41 seats.
Statewide results of the 2016 Montana House of Representatives election:[2]
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | +/– ! | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| 84 | 258,412 | 55.18% | 1.56% | 59 | 59.00% | ||||
| 94 | 205,981 | 43.99% | 1.13% | 41 | 41.00% | ||||
| 2 | 2,019 | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 5 | 1,861 | 0.40% | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 185 | 468,273 | 100.00% | 100 | 100.00% | ||||
Results of the 2016 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" | % |
| 1,155 | 27.50% | 3,045 | 72.50% | - | - | 4,200 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,035 | 21.28% | 3,829 | 78.72% | - | - | 4,864 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,474 | 52.90% | 2,203 | 47.10% | - | - | 4,677 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,170 | 22.83% | 3,955 | 77.17% | - | - | 5,125 | Republican hold | ||||
| 3,257 | 56.74% | 2,483 | 43.26% | - | - | 5,740 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,612 | 28.31% | 3,770 | 66.20% | 313 | 5.50% | 5,695 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,392 | 34.83% | 2,604 | 65.17% | - | - | 3,996 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,115 | 23.33% | 3,665 | 76.67% | - | - | 4,780 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,052 | 27.28% | 2,804 | 72.72% | - | - | 3,856 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,102 | 73.02% | 1,516 | 26.98% | 5,618 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,305 | 25.81% | 3,752 | 74.19% | - | - | 5,057 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,883 | 35.62% | 3,403 | 64.38% | - | - | 5,286 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,293 | 24.70% | 3,942 | 75.30% | - | - | 5,235 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,054 | 22.26% | 3,681 | 77.74% | - | - | 4,735 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,453 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,453 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,983 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,983 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,275 | 25.63% | 3,700 | 74.37% | - | - | 4,975 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 3,670 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,670 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,243 | 27.19% | 3,328 | 72.81% | - | - | 4,571 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,625 | 28.97% | 3,985 | 71.03% | - | - | 5,610 | Republican hold | ||||
| 3,448 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,448 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,801 | 46.17% | 2,100 | 53.83% | - | - | 3,901 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,817 | 50.83% | 1,758 | 49.17% | - | - | 3,575 | Democratic gain | ||||
| 2,292 | 58.51% | 1,625 | 41.49% | - | - | 3,917 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,861 | 48.56% | 1,971 | 51.44% | - | - | 3,832 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,375 | 50.78% | 1,333 | 49.22% | - | - | 2,708 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,406 | 28.27% | 3,568 | 71.73% | - | - | 4,974 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,231 | 53.45% | 1,943 | 46.55% | - | - | 4,174 | Democratic gain | ||||
| 994 | 19.78% | 4,032 | 80.22% | - | - | 5,026 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,274 | 24.76% | 3,871 | 75.24% | - | - | 5,145 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,608 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,608 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,499 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,499 | Democratic gain | ||||
| 1,058 | 22.90% | 3,562 | 77.10% | - | - | 4,620 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,243 | 22.51% | 4,278 | 77.49% | - | - | 5,521 | Republican hold | ||||
| 882 | 18.74% | 3,825 | 81.26% | - | - | 4,707 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,177 | 23.99% | 3,730 | 76.01% | - | - | 4,907 | Republican hold | ||||
| 834 | 14.72% | 4,831 | 85.28% | - | - | 5,665 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,916 | 45.94% | 2,255 | 54.06% | - | - | 4,171 | Republican hold | ||||
| 922 | 19.09% | 3,908 | 80.91% | - | - | 4,830 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,654 | 33.60% | 3,269 | 66.40% | - | - | 4,923 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,054 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,054 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,496 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,496 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,523 | 35.05% | 2,488 | 57.26% | 334 | 7.69% | 4,345 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,606 | 37.11% | 2,722 | 62.89% | - | - | 4,328 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,453 | 30.54% | 3,305 | 69.46% | - | - | 4,758 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,939 | 35.31% | 3,553 | 64.69% | - | - | 5,492 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,272 | 58.51% | 1,611 | 41.49% | - | - | 3,883 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,551 | 55.12% | 2,077 | 44.88% | - | - | 4,628 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,856 | 56.72% | 1,416 | 43.28% | - | - | 3,272 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,117 | 55.29% | 1,712 | 44.71% | - | - | 3,829 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,759 | 46.19% | 2,049 | 53.81% | - | - | 3,808 | Republican gain | ||||
| 1,801 | 47.95% | 1,955 | 52.05% | - | - | 3,756 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,543 | 22.83% | 5,216 | 77.17% | - | - | 6,759 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,335 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,335 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,149 | 25.33% | 3,387 | 74.67% | - | - | 4,536 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,247 | 29.78% | 2,940 | 70.22% | - | - | 4,187 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,247 | 85.03% | 748 | 14.97% | 4,995 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,180 | 36.79% | 3,746 | 63.21% | - | - | 5,926 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,735 | 29.11% | 4,225 | 70.89% | - | - | 5,960 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,858 | 52.30% | 2,607 | 47.70% | - | - | 5,465 | Democratic gain | ||||
| 3,787 | 55.06% | 2,804 | 40.77% | 287 | 4.17% | 6,878 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 5,251 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 5,251 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,885 | 59.56% | 1,959 | 40.44% | - | - | 4,844 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,510 | 39.32% | 3,873 | 60.68% | - | - | 6,383 | Republican hold | ||||
| 3,093 | 49.55% | 3,149 | 50.45% | - | - | 6,242 | Republican gain | ||||
| 4,425 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 4,425 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,491 | 31.19% | 3,290 | 68.81% | - | - | 4,781 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,275 | 25.63% | 3,700 | 74.37% | - | - | 4,975 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,291 | 23.23% | 4,266 | 76.77% | - | - | 5,557 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,793 | 30.75% | 4,038 | 69.25% | - | - | 5,831 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 5,088 | 100.00% | - | - | 5,088 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,002 | 18.79% | 4,331 | 81.21% | - | - | 5,333 | Republican hold | ||||
| 3,950 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,950 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 3,461 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,461 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,390 | 41.36% | 3,389 | 58.64% | - | - | 5,779 | Republican hold | ||||
| 4,798 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 4,798 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,977 | 57.35% | 2,214 | 42.65% | - | - | 5,191 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,153 | 59.94% | 1,439 | 40.06% | - | - | 3,592 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 4,358 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 4,358 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,161 | 20.35% | 4,040 | 70.83% | 503 | 8.82% | 5,704 | Republican hold | ||||
| 3,933 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,933 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 4,013 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 4,013 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,573 | 54.54% | 2,145 | 45.46% | - | - | 4,718 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,462 | 49.40% | 2,343 | 47.01% | 179 | 3.59% | 4,984 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 1,593 | 26.94% | 4,321 | 73.06% | - | - | 5,914 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,889 | 34.52% | 3,583 | 65.48% | - | - | 5,472 | Republican hold | ||||
| - | - | 4,487 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,487 | Republican hold | ||||
| 1,818 | 33.32% | 3,639 | 66.68% | - | - | 5,457 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,801 | 59.32% | 1,921 | 40.68% | - | - | 4,722 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 3,113 | 60.72% | 2,014 | 39.28% | - | - | 5,127 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 5,142 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 5,142 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,416 | 49.01% | 2,514 | 50.99% | - | - | 4,930 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,392 | 54.33% | 2,011 | 45.67% | - | - | 4,403 | Democratic gain | ||||
| 2,703 | 54.50% | 2,257 | 45.50% | - | - | 4,960 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 3,178 | 74.03% | 1,115 | 25.97% | - | - | 4,293 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 2,532 | 47.99% | 2,744 | 52.01% | - | - | 5,276 | Republican gain | ||||
| 2,096 | 40.32% | 3,103 | 59.68% | - | - | 5,199 | Republican hold | ||||
| 2,989 | 59.65% | 2,022 | 40.35% | - | - | 5,011 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 3,101 | 59.69% | 2,094 | 40.31% | - | - | 5,195 | Democratic hold | ||||
| 4,379 | 79.23% | 1,148 | 20.77% | - | - | 5,527 | Democratic hold | ||||
| Total | 205,981 | 43.99% | 258,412 | 55.18% | 3,880 | 0.83% | 468,273 |