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2012 Montana House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 6, 2012 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. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 5, 2012.

2012 Montana House of Representatives election
← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered681,608[1]
Increase4.65%
Turnout72.18%[1]
Increase15.82%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mark Blasdel Chuck Hunter
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 10th district 79th district
Last election 68 32
Seats won 61 39
Seat change Decrease7 Increase7
Popular vote 256,265 180,446
Percentage 57.58% 40.54%
Swing Decrease3.38% Increase2.99%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

Mike Milburn
Republican

Elected Speaker

Mark Blasdel
Republican

Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of seven seats, winning 61 seats compared to 39 seats for the Democrats.

Results

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Statewide

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Statewide results of the 2012 Montana House of Representatives election:[2]

Party Candi-
dates		 Votes Seats
No. % +/– No. +/– %
Republican Party 94 256,265 57.58%  3.38% 61  7 61.00%
Democratic Party 83 180,446 40.54%  2.99% 39  7 39.00%
Independent 3 4,371 0.98%  0.81% 0   0.00%
Libertarian Party 7 4,012 0.90%  0.31% 0   0.00%
Total 187 445,094 100.00%   100   100.00%

District

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Results of the 2012 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2]

District Democratic Republican Others Total
Votes 		Result
Votes % Votes % Votes %
1st district - - 3,165 100.00% - - 3,165 Republican Hold
2nd district - - 4,183 100.00% - - 4,183 Republican Hold
3rd district 1,996 43.73% 2,333 51.12% 235 5.15% 4,564 Republican Hold
4th district 2,832 54.23% 2,390 45.77% - - 5,222 Democratic GAIN
5th district 1,484 25.28% 4,387 74.72% - - 5,871 Republican Hold
6th district 2,117 33.13% 4,273 66.87% - - 6,390 Republican Hold
7th district 1,288 31.01% 2,865 68.99% - - 4,153 Republican Hold
8th district 1,527 40.42% 2,251 59.58% - - 3,778 Republican Hold
9th district 1,912 32.55% 3,962 67.45% - - 5,874 Republican Hold
10th district 1,550 25.20% 4,602 74.80% - - 6,152 Republican Hold
11th district 1,777 33.39% 3,545 66.61% - - 5,322 Republican Hold
12th district 1,712 40.31% 2,535 59.69% - - 4,247 Republican Hold
13th district 1,289 24.47% 3,978 75.53% - - 5,267 Republican Hold
14th district 1,431 29.25% 2,408 49.22% 1,053 21.52% 4,892 Republican Hold
15th district 1,969 57.66% 1,446 42.34% - - 3,415 Democratic GAIN
16th district 1,934 66.83% 960 33.17% - - 2,894 Democratic GAIN
17th district 1,959 45.34% 2,362 54.66% - - 4,321 Republican Hold
18th district 1,752 33.93% 3,412 66.07% - - 5,164 Republican Hold
19th district 1,979 43.13% 2,609 56.87% - - 4,588 Republican Hold
20th district 1,657 48.38% 1,768 51.62% - - 3,425 Republican Hold
21st district 2,032 55.44% 1,633 44.56% - - 3,665 Democratic Hold
22nd district 1,638 53.65% 1,415 46.35% - - 3,053 Democratic Hold
23rd district 1,780 60.59% 1,158 39.41% - - 2,938 Democratic Hold
24th district 849 41.37% 1,203 58.63% - - 2,052 Republican Hold
25th district 2,571 50.73% 2,497 49.27% - - 5,068 Democratic GAIN
26th district 2,391 70.84% - - 984 29.16% 3,375 Democratic Hold
27th district - - 3,172 100.00% - - 3,172 Republican Hold
28th district - - 3,514 100.00% - - 3,514 Republican Hold
29th district - - 3,664 100.00% - - 3,664 Republican Hold
30th district - - 4,068 100.00% - - 4,068 Republican Hold
31st district 1,986 100.00% - - - - 1,986 Democratic Hold
32nd district 2,409 100.00% - - - - 2,409 Democratic Hold
33rd district 1,667 45.72% 1,979 54.28% - - 3,646 Republican Hold
34th district 1,594 45.21% 1,932 54.79% - - 3,526 Republican Hold
35th district 1,529 34.12% 2,952 65.88% - - 4,481 Republican Hold
36th district - - 3,488 100.00% - - 3,488 Republican Hold
37th district - - 3,745 100.00% - - 3,745 Republican Hold
38th district 1,847 42.87% 2,461 57.13% - - 4,308 Republican Hold
39th district - - 4,225 100.00% - - 4,225 Republican Hold
40th district 3,121 100.00% - - - - 3,121 Democratic Hold
41st district 1,359 56.32% 1,054 43.68% - - 2,413 Democratic GAIN
42nd district 2,610 100.00% - - - - 2,610 Democratic Hold
43rd district 1,161 25.13% 3,459 74.87% - - 4,620 Republican Hold
44th district 1,605 38.47% 2,567 61.53% - - 4,172 Republican Hold
45th district 1,299 28.54% 3,252 71.46% - - 4,551 Republican Hold
46th district - - 5,762 100.00% - - 5,762 Republican Hold
47th district 2,182 42.68% 2,930 57.32% - - 5,112 Republican Hold
48th district 1,722 41.24% 2,454 58.76% - - 4,176 Republican Hold
49th district 1,949 61.70% 1,210 38.30% - - 3,159 Democratic Hold
50th district 1,858 45.31% 2,243 54.69% - - 4,101 Republican Hold
51st district 1,985 67.49% 956 32.51% - - 2,941 Democratic Hold
52nd district 2,122 61.78% 1,313 38.22% - - 3,435 Democratic Hold
53rd district 1,621 47.04% 1,825 52.96% - - 3,446 Republican Hold
54th district 1,931 58.69% 1,359 41.31% - - 3,290 Democratic Hold
55th district 1,924 36.85% 3,297 63.15% - - 5,221 Republican Hold
56th district - - 4,255 100.00% - - 4,255 Republican Hold
57th district 1,998 29.50% 4,775 70.50% - - 6,773 Republican Hold
58th district 1,889 41.48% 2,665 58.52% - - 4,554 Republican Hold
59th district 2,514 48.56% 2,663 51.44% - - 5,177 Republican Hold
60th district 1,538 30.65% 3,480 69.35% - - 5,018 Republican Hold
61st district - - 4,487 100.00% - - 4,487 Republican Hold
62nd district 2,431 53.69% 2,097 46.31% - - 4,528 Democratic GAIN
63rd district 3,567 51.02% 3,425 48.98% - - 6,992 Democratic GAIN
64th district 3,708 63.03% 2,175 36.97% - - 5,883 Democratic Hold
65th district 2,298 69.91% 989 30.09% - - 3,287 Democratic Hold
66th district 3,270 68.58% 1,498 31.42% - - 4,768 Democratic Hold
67th district - - 5,548 100.00% - - 5,548 Republican Hold
68th district - - 4,724 100.00% - - 4,724 Republican Hold
69th district - - 5,642 100.00% - - 5,642 Republican Hold
70th district 2,347 36.87% 3,182 49.98% 837 13.15% 6,366 Republican Hold
71st district - - 3,311 57.17% 2,481 42.83% 5,792 Republican Hold
72nd district 1,186 25.43% 3,477 74.57% - - 4,663 Republican Hold
73rd district 2,788 66.10% 1,430 33.90% - - 4,218 Democratic Hold
74th district 2,675 54.75% 2,211 45.25% - - 4,886 Democratic GAIN
75th district 2,875 72.91% 1,068 27.09% - - 3,943 Democratic Hold
76th district 2,827 100.00% - - - - 2,827 Democratic Hold
77th district 2,418 43.16% 3,184 56.84% - - 5,602 Republican Hold
78th district 2,116 47.80% 2,311 52.20% - - 4,427 Republican Hold
79th district 3,027 62.07% 1,850 37.93% - - 4,877 Democratic Hold
80th district 2,273 44.50% 2,835 55.50% - - 5,108 Republican Hold
81st district 2,919 72.76% 1,093 27.24% - - 4,012 Democratic Hold
82nd district 2,789 54.11% 2,365 45.89% - - 5,154 Democratic Hold
83rd district 1,866 36.42% 3,257 63.58% - - 5,123 Republican Hold
84th district 1,496 26.88% 3,632 65.27% 437 7.85% 5,565 Republican Hold
85th district 1,573 51.81% 1,463 48.19% - - 3,036 Democratic Hold
86th district 3,126 69.39% 1,379 30.61% - - 4,505 Democratic Hold
87th district 1,277 23.32% 3,749 68.45% 451 8.23% 5,477 Republican Hold
88th district 1,815 36.93% 2,883 58.66% 217 4.42% 4,915 Republican Hold
89th district 1,670 29.30% 3,657 64.16% 373 6.54% 5,700 Republican Hold
90th district - - 3,552 72.98% 1,315 27.02% 4,867 Republican Hold
91st district 2,232 49.50% 2,277 50.50% - - 4,509 Republican GAIN
92nd district 3,712 66.59% 1,862 33.41% - - 5,574 Democratic Hold
93rd district 3,475 65.14% 1,860 34.86% - - 5,335 Democratic Hold
94th district 3,271 64.07% 1,834 35.93% - - 5,105 Democratic Hold
95th district 3,006 63.52% 1,726 36.48% - - 4,732 Democratic Hold
96th district 3,088 66.57% 1,551 33.43% - - 4,639 Democratic Hold
97th district 3,166 65.75% 1,649 34.25% - - 4,815 Democratic Hold
98th district 3,472 58.45% 2,468 41.55% - - 5,940 Democratic Hold
99th district 3,792 66.63% 1,899 33.37% - - 5,691 Democratic Hold
100th district 2,049 44.02% 2,606 55.98% - - 4,655 Republican Hold
Total 180,446 40.54% 256,265 57.58% 8,383 1.88% 445,094

References

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  1. ^ a b "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. February 22, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2012 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. pp. 1–16. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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