2016 United States House of Representatives election in Montana explained

Election Name:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana
Country:Montana
Type:presidential
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2017 Montana's at-large congressional district special election
Next Year:2017 (special)
Nominee1:Ryan Zinke
Image1:File:Ryan Zinke official congressional photo (crop).jpg
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:285,358
Percentage1:56.2%
Nominee2:Denise Juneau
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:205,919
Percentage2:40.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Ryan Zinke
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ryan Zinke
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Ryan
Zinke (R)
Denise
Juneau (D)
OtherUndecided
Mason-Dixon[5] October 10–12, 20161,003± 3.2% align=center53%40%1%[6] 6%
Montana State University Billings[7] October 3–10, 2016590± 4.0% align=center50%31%19%

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Election 2016 Results: Bullock Re-elected Governor, Zinke Cruises. 15 November 2016. Flathead Beacon. November 8, 2016.
  2. News: Zinke Announces Re-election Bid; Says He Will Defend Values. 2 May 2016. Associated Press. Flathead Beacon. March 6, 2016.
  3. News: Denise Juneau launches campaign for Montana's U.S. House seat. 2 May 2016. Associated Press. Billings Gazette. November 4, 2015.
  4. News: Dennison. Mike. Zinke and Juneau raising big bucks for U.S. House battle. 2 May 2016. KXLF.
  5. http://missoulian.com/news/elections_2016/zinke-leads-juneau-in-contest-for-montana-s-only-u/article_903b2194-ef97-5d4f-b4b3-78bdc5b13a1a.html Mason-Dixon
  6. Rick Breckenridge with 1%
  7. http://www.msubillings.edu/urelations/releases/newsphotos2016/oct/Montana_Poll_2016.pdf Montana State University Billings