2022 Montana Senate election

2022 Montana Senate election

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27 seats in the Montana Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mark Blasdel (term-limited) Jill Cohenour (term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021
Leader's seat 4th-Kalispell 42nd-Helena
Last election 31 19
Seats won 34 16
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 147,211 84,414
Percentage 63.56% 36.44%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
     No election

Senate President before election

Mark Blasdel
Republican

Elected Senate President

Jason Ellsworth
Republican

An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022. Republicans expanded their supermajority in the chamber as they did in the house.[1]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 12: Carlie Boland retired.
  2. District 24: Mary McNally retired due to term limits.
  3. District 33: Jennifer Pomnichowski retired due to term limits.
  4. District 42: Jill Cohenour retired due to term limits.
  5. District 49: Diane Sands retired due to term limits.

Republicans

  1. District 4: Mark Blasdel retired due to term limits.
  2. District 5: Bob Keenan retired due to term limits.
  3. District 13: Brian Hoven retired due to term limits.
  4. District 20: Duane Ankney retired due to term limits.
  5. District 22: Douglas Kary retired due to term limits.
  6. District 27: Cary Smith retired due to term limits.
  7. District 29: David Howard retired due to term limits.
  8. District 34: Gordon Vance retired due to term limits.

Incumbents defeated

In primaries

Democrats

  1. District 50: Tom Steenberg lost renomination to Andrea Olsen.

In general

Democrats

  1. District 11: Tom Jacobson defeated by Daniel Emrich.

Open seats that changed parties

Democrats

  1. District 12: Carlie Boland (D) was term-limited and could not seek re-election, seat won by Wendy McKamey (R)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe R May 19, 2022

Results summary

Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican Party 26 147,211 63.56 34 Increase 3 68
Democratic Party 19 84,414 36.44 16 Decrease 3 32
Total 55 231,625 100 50 Steady 100
Senate seats
Republican
68.00%
Democratic
32.00%
Popular vote
Republican
63.56%
Democratic
36.44%

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 13, 3.33%
  2. District 32, 4.6%
  3. District 11, 5.84% gain
  4. District 49, 8.85%
  5. District 39 (unexpired), 9.32% gain

Summary of results by State Senate district

State Senate district Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Montana 1 Mike Cuffe Rep Mike Cuffe Rep
Montana 4 Mark Blasdel Rep John Fuller Rep
Montana 5 Bob Keenan Rep Mark Noland Rep
Montana 8 Susan Webber Dem Susan Webber Dem
Montana 9 Bruce Gillespie Rep Bruce Gillespie Rep
Montana 11 Tom Jacobson Dem Daniel Emrich Rep
Montana 12 Carlie Boland Dem Wendy McKamey Rep
Montana 13 Brian Hoven Rep Jeremy Trebas Rep
Montana 14 Russel Tempel Rep Russel Tempel Rep
Montana 15 (special) Dan Bartel Rep Dan Bartel Rep
Montana 19 Kenneth Bogner Rep Kenneth Bogner Rep
Montana 20 Duane Ankney Rep Barry Usher Rep
Montana 22 Douglas Kary Rep Daniel Zolnikov Rep
Montana 24 Mary McNally Dem Kathy Kelker Dem
Montana 27 Cary Smith Rep Dennis Lenz Rep
Montana 29 David Howard Rep Forrest Mandeville Rep
Montana 30 John Esp Rep John Esp Rep
Montana 32 Pat Flowers Dem Pat Flowers Dem
Montana 33 Jennifer Pomnichowski Dem Denise Hayman Dem
Montana 34 Gordon Vance Rep Shelley Vance Rep
Montana 39 (special) Mark Sweeney Dem Terry Vermeire Rep
Montana 41 Janet Ellis Dem Janet Ellis Dem
Montana 42 Jill Cohenour Dem Mary Ann Dunwell Dem
Montana 43 Jason Ellsworth Rep Jason Ellsworth Rep
Montana 48 Shane Morigeau Dem Shane Morigeau Dem
Montana 49 Diane Sands Dem Willis Curdy Dem
Montana 50 Tom Steenberg Dem Andrea Olsen Dem


Detailed results

[3]

Districts 1-22

District 1

Incumbent Republican Mike Cuffe had represented the 1st district since 2019.

Montana Senate 1st district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Cuffe (incumbent) 7,586 100%
Total votes 7,586 100%
Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Senate President Mark Blasdel hds represented the 4th district since 2015. Blasdel was term-limited and could not seek re-election. State Representative John Fuller and Lee Huestis were seeking the Republican nomination.

Montana Senate 4th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Fuller 5,180 62.19%
Democratic Kyle Waterman 3,149 37.81%
Total votes 8,329 100%
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Bob Keenan had represented the 4th district since 2015. Keenan was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Mark Noland and Rob Tracy were seeking the Republican nomination.

Montana Senate 5th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Noland 7,995 100%
Total votes 7,995 100%
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Susan Webber had represented the 8th district since 2019.

Montana Senate 8th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Webber (incumbent) 2,675 57.27%
Republican Rick Jennison 1,996 42.73%
Total votes 4,671 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Republican Bruce Gillespie had represented the 9th district since 2019.

Montana Senate 9th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Gillespie (incumbent) 6,780 100%
Total votes 6,780 100%
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Tom Jacobson had represented the 11th district since 2019.

Montana Senate 11th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Emrich 3,683 52.92%
Democratic Tom Jacobson (incumbent) 3,276 47.08%
Total votes 6,959 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Carlie Boland had represented the 12th district since 2017. Boland did not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 12th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendy McKamey 3,358 55.98%
Democratic Jacob Bachmeier 2,641 44.02%
Total votes 5,999 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

Incumbent Republican Brian Hoven had represented the 13th district since 2015. Hoven was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 13th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Trebas 2,681 51.67%
Democratic Casey Schreiner 2,508 48.33%
Total votes 5,189 100%
Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican Russel Tempel had represented the 14th district since 2017. Steven Chivilicek challenged Tempel for the Republican nomination.

Montana Senate 14th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russel Tempel (incumbent) 5,624 71.60%
Democratic David H. Brewer 2,231 28.40%
Total votes 7,855 100%
Republican hold

District 15 (special)

Incumbent Republican Dan Bartel had represented the 15th district since his appointment on November 8, 2021.

Montana Senate 15th district special general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Bartel (incumbent) 7,504 79.94%
Democratic Cindy Palmer 1,883 20.06%
Total votes 9,387 100%
Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Kenneth Bogner had represented the 19th district since 2019.

Montana Senate 19th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth Bogner (incumbent) 7,643 100%
Total votes 7,643 100%
Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Duane Ankney had represented the 20th district since 2015. Ankney was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Geraldine Custer and Barry Usher were seeking the Republican nomination.

Montana Senate 20th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Usher 7,739 100%
Total votes 7,739 100%
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Douglas Kary had represented the 22nd district since 2015. Kary was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 22nd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Zolnikov 4,853 65.74%
Democratic Terry Dennis 2,529 34.26%
Total votes 7,382 100%
Republican hold

Districts 24-50

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Mary McNally had represented the 24th district since 2015. McNally was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 24th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Kelker 3,950 55.96%
Republican Elijah Tidswell 3,109 44.04%
Total votes 7,059 100%
Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Cary Smith had represented the 27th district since 2015. Smith was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 27th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Lenz 9,670 100%
Total votes 9,670 100%
Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican David Howard had represented the 29th district since 2015. Howard was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 29th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Forrest Mandeville 8,437 100%
Total votes 8,437 100%
Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican John Esp had represented the 30th district since 2019.

Montana Senate 30th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Esp (incumbent) 6,041 55.32%
Democratic Jamie L. Isaly 4,879 44.68%
Total votes 10,920 100%
Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Pat Flowers had represented the 32nd district since 2019.

Montana Senate 32nd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Flowers (incumbent) 5,572 52.30%
Republican Randy Chamberlin 5,082 47.70%
Total votes 10,654 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Pomnichowski had represented the 33rd district since 2015. Pomnichowski was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 33rd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denise Hayman 8,039 67.91%
Republican Adam Dewis 3,799 32.09%
Total votes 11,838 100%
Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Republican Gordon Vance had represented the 34th district since 2015. Vance was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Shelley Vance and Bryan Donald Haysom were seeking the Republican nomination.

Montana Senate 34th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shelley Vance 6,516 63.89%
Democratic Damion Lynn 3,683 36.11%
Total votes 10,199 100%
Republican hold

District 39 (special)

Incumbent Democrat Mark Sweeney was a candidate in the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District of Montana, but died on May 6, 2022.

Montana Senate 39th district special general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Vermeire 4,491 54.66%
Democratic Jesse James Mullen 3,725 45.33%
Total votes 8,216 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Janet Ellis had represented the 41st district since 2019.

Montana Senate 41st district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Ellis (incumbent) 5,423 55.36%
Republican Dave Galt 4,372 44.64%
Total votes 9,795 100%
Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Jill Cohenour had represented the 43rd district since 2015. Cohenour was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Montana Senate 42nd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Ann Dunwell 5,071 55.28%
Republican Matt Olson 4,103 44.72%
Total votes 9,174 100%
Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Jason Ellsworth had represented the 43rd district since 2019. Joede Vanek challenged Ellsworth in the Republican primary.

Montana Senate 43rd district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Ellsworth (incumbent) 7,868 67.63%
Democratic John F. Schneeberger 3,766 32.37%
Total votes 11,634 100%
Republican hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Shane Morigeau had represented the 48th district since 2020.

Montana Senate 48th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shane Morigeau (incumbent) 6,329 63.88%
Republican Jacob Van Horn 3,579 36.12%
Total votes 9,908 100%
Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Diane Sands had represented the 49th district since 2015. Sands was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Brad Tschida and Nancy Burgoyne were seeking the Republican nomination.

Montana Senate 49th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willis Curdy 5,630 54.43%
Republican Brad Tschida 4,714 45.57%
Total votes 10,344 100%
Democratic hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Tom Steenberg had represented the 50th district and its predecessors since his appointment in September 2021. State Representative Andrea Olsen challenged Steenberg for the Democratic nomination.

Montana Senate 50th district general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrea Olsen 7,455 72.64%
Republican Nick Knowles 2,808 27.36%
Total votes 10,263 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Montana State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Candidate Filing List: Legislative". Christi Jacobsen, Montana Secretary of State. February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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