2024 Montana House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2024 Montana House of Representatives election
Country:Montana
Type:legislative
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2022 Montana House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2026 Montana House of Representatives election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Montana House of Representatives
Majority Seats:51
Leader1:Matt Regier
(term-limited)
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Colour1:ff3333
Leader Since1:January 2, 2023
Leaders Seat1:4th
Last Election1:68
Seats Before1:68
Leader2:Kim Abbott
(term-limited)
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Colour2:3333ff
Leader Since2:January 4, 2021
Leaders Seat2:83rd
Last Election2:32
Seats Before2:32
Seats Needed2: 19
Speaker
Before Election:Matt Regier
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
Map Size:500px

The 2024 Montana House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1]

This will be the first election under new legislative lines adopted by an independent, bipartisan commission in 2023.[2]

Partisan background

In Montana's 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won the 61 House districts, while Joe Biden won 39. Going into the 2024 House elections, Democrats held District 27 in Havre (Trump +16%) and Majority-Minority District 42 in Big Horn County (Trump +2%). Republicans held Districts 41, 46, 57, 60, 91, and 92, where Biden won in 2020. Redistricting created two new competitive districts, 65 and 66 in Gallatin County, both favoring Biden.

Retirements

Thirty-three incumbents will not seek re-election.

Democrats

  1. District 5: Dave Fern is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  2. District 15: Marvin Weatherwax Jr. is retiring.
  3. District 32: Jonathan Windy Boy is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  4. District 42: Sharon Stewart-Peregoy is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  5. District 60: Laurie Bishop is term-limited.
  6. District 61: Jim Hamilton is term-limited.
  7. District 63: Alice Buckley is retiring.
  8. District 74: Derek J. Harvey is retiring to run for State Senate.
  9. District 79: Laura Smith is retiring to run for State Senate.
  10. District 83: Kim Abbott is term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Steve Gunderson is term-limited.
  2. District 4: Matt Regier is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  3. District 10: Bob Keenan is retiring.
  4. District 11: Tanner Smith is retiring to run for Governor.
  5. District 14: Denley Loge is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  6. District 17: Ross Fitzgerald is term-limited.
  7. District 20: Fred Anderson is term-limited.
  8. District 22: Lola Sheldon-Galloway is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  9. District 23: Scot Kerns is retiring.
  10. District 27: Joshua Kassmier is retiring to run for State Senate.
  11. District 29: Edward Butcher is retiring.
  12. District 33: Casey Knudsen is term-limited.
  13. District 34: Rhonda Knudsen is retiring to run for State Senate.
  14. District 36: Bob Phalen is retiring to run for State Senate.
  15. District 41: Gayle Lammers is retiring to run for State Senate.
  16. District 50: Naarah Hastings is retiring.
  17. District 51: Mike Yakawich is retiring to run for State Senate.
  18. District 54: Terry Moore is retiring.
  19. District 56: Sue Vinton is term-limited (running for State Senate).
  20. District 72: Tom Welch is term-limited.
  21. District 78: Gregory Frazer is retiring to run for State Senate.
  22. District 88: Wayne Rusk is retiring to run for State Senate.
  23. District 92: Mike Hopkins is term-limited.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Five incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the June 4 primary election.[3]

Republicans

  1. District 8: Tony Brockman lost renomination to Lukas Schubert.
  2. District 20: Steven Galloway lost renomination to Melissa Nikolakakos.
  3. District 68: Jennifer Carlson lost a redistricting race to Caleb Hinkle.
  4. District 78: James Bergstrom lost renomination to Randyn Gregg.
  5. District 85: Michele Binkley lost renomination to Kathy Love.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024. May 23, 2024. Ballotpedia. en.
  2. Web site: Arren Kimbel-Sannit. 13 February 2023. Explaining the why and the where of Montana’s new legislative districts. Montana Free Press.
  3. News: Ambarian. Jonathon. Legislative shake-up as incumbents lose primaries following Montana redistricting. June 6, 2024. KTVH-DT. June 10, 2024.

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