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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana

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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Montana, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 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. The primary elections took place on June 4, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana
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Both Montana seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Current seats 2 0

District 1

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2024 Montana's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Ryan Zinke Monica Tranel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 168,669 143,824
Percentage 52.3% 44.6%
 
County results
Zinke:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tranel:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Ryan Zinke
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ryan Zinke
Republican

See also: Montana's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in mountainous Western Montana, including the cities of Missoula, Kalispell, Bozeman and Butte. The incumbent is Republican Ryan Zinke, who was elected with 49.7% of the vote in 2022.[1] He initially had expressed interest in running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Jon Tester, but chose not to do so.[2]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Mary Todd, innkeeper and candidate for this district in 2022[4]

Endorsements

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Ryan Zinke
Executive Branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 15, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mary Todd (R) $87,253[a] $67,177 $20,075
Ryan Zinke (R) $5,752,008 $3,341,562 $2,520,494
Source: Federal Election Commission[9]

Results

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2024 Republican Primary for U.S. Representative of Montana's 1st Congressional District[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Zinke (incumbent) 66,409 73.74
Republican Mary Todd 23,647 26.26
Total votes 90,056 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Monica Tranel
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Organizations
Labor unions

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 15, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Monica Tranel (D) $2,340,724 $826,277 $1,524,332
Source: Federal Election Commission[9]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monica Tranel 59,806 100.0
Total votes 59,806 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Nominee

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  • Dennis Hayes, remodeling contractor[4]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Ernie Noble, construction worker[4]

Results

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Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Dennis Hayes 390 65.4
Libertarian Ernie Noble 206 34.6
Total votes 596 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Lean R October 4, 2024
Inside Elections[27] Lean R September 15, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Lean R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[29] Lean R September 7, 2023
CNalysis[30] Lean R November 16, 2023

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Ryan
Zinke (R) 		Monica
Tranel (D) 		Dennis
Hayes (L) 		Undecided
Impact Research (D)[A] October 14–17, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 46% 45% 4% 5%
Guidance Polling and Strategy[B] October 13–16, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52% 44% – 4%
Montana State University September 30 – October 16, 2024 (A) – 44% 37% 4% 15%
Noble Predictive Insights[C] September 11–14, 2024 432 (LV) ± 4.7% 49% 44% – 7%
47% 43% 3% 7%
DCCC (D) September 11–13, 2024 864 (LV) ± 3.3% 46% 45% – 9%[c]
Impact Research (D)[A] August 26–29, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 46% 44% 4% 5%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/
David Binder Research (D)[D] 		August 25–29, 2024 310 (LV) – 49% 43% – 8%
Impact Research (D)[A] May 2024 – – 46% 42% 6% 6%
Impact Research (D)[A] February 2024 – – 52% 43% 0% 5%

Results [31]

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Montana's 1st congressional district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Zinke (incumbent) 162,704 52.4%
Democratic Monica Tranel 138,344 44.6%
Libertarian Dennis Hayes 9,403 3.0%
Total votes 310,451 100%

District 2

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2024 Montana's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Troy Downing John Driscoll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 181,744 93,549
Percentage 66.0% 34.0%
 
County results
Downing:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Driscoll:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Matt Rosendale
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Troy Downing
Republican

See also: Montana's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses much of the state east of the Continental Divide, including the cities of Billings, Great Falls and Helena. The incumbent is Republican Matt Rosendale, who was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2022.[1] He announced in February 2024 that he would run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Jon Tester, but dropped out of the race one week later.[32] On March 8, 2024, Rosendale announced that he would not be seeking any office in 2024.[33]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Endorsements

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Elsie Arntzen
U.S. representatives
Organizations
Ken Bogner
Executive Branch officials
Troy Downing
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
Organizations
Joel Krautter
Labor unions
Declined to endorse
U.S. representatives

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 15, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Elsie Arntzen (R) $871,444[d] $805,097 $66,347
Kenneth Bogner (R) $54,359 $43,425 $10,933
Troy Downing (R) $1,818,816[e] $1,383,494 $435,322
Ric Holden (R) $49,248[f] $46,540 $2,708
Joel Krautter (R) $76,533[g] $67,136 $9,397
Denny Rehberg (R) $601,991[h] $453,928 $148,063
Stacy Zinn (R) $41,460 $3,091 $38,369
Source: Federal Election Commission[45]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Elsie
Arntzen 		Kenneth
Bogner 		Troy
Downing 		Ric
Holden 		Denny
Rehberg 		Stacy
Zinn 		Other Undecided
Cygnal (R)[E] May 8–9, 2024 410 (LV) ± 4.8% 5% 4% 28% 2% 12% 8% 3%[i] 40%
Guidant Polling & Strategy[F] April 14–17, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 10% – 38% – 26% – – 27%
Cygnal (R)[E] April 15–16, 2024 415 (LV) ± 4.8% 7% 4% 21% 1% 11% 3% 3%[j] 51%
Moore Information[G] February 1, 2024 500 (LV) – 5% 3% 16% 2% 26% 2% 9%[k] 37%

Results

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Results by county:
  Downing
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
  •   40-50%
  Rehberg
  •   20-30%
  Bogner
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
  •   40-50%
  •   50-60%
  Holden
  •   20-30%
  •   30-40%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Troy Downing 36,269 36.1
Republican Denny Rehberg 17,182 17.1
Republican Stacy Zinn 13,581 13.5
Republican Elsie Arntzen 9,468 9.4
Republican Kenneth Bogner 9,026 9.0
Republican Ric Holden 7,108 7.1
Republican Joel Krautter 3,432 3.4
Republican Kyle Austin 3,177 3.2
Republican Ed Walker (withdrawn) 1,168 1.2
Total votes 100,411 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Ming Cabrera, salesman[46]
  • Kevin Hamm, IT consultant[47]
  • Steve Held, actor and rancher[4]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 15, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ming Cabrera (D) $60,007[l] $41,424 $18,582
Kevin Hamm (D) $62,689 $57,628 $5,061
Steve Held (D) $86,570[m] $67,945 $18,624
Source: Federal Election Commission[45]

Results

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  Driscoll
  •   30-40%
  •   40-50%
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  Held
  •   30-40%
  •   40-50%
  •   50-60%
  Cabrera
  •   30-40%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Driscoll 13,420 33.3
Democratic Steve Held 10,649 26.4
Democratic Ming Cabrera 8,408 20.9
Democratic Kevin Hamm 7,813 19.4
Total votes 40,290 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[26] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[27] Solid R September 15, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[29] Safe R September 7, 2023
CNalysis[30] Solid R November 16, 2023

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Troy
Downing (R) 		John
Driscoll (D) 		Other /
Undecided
Montana State University September 30 – October 16, 2024 (A) – 43% 26% 31%[n]
Fabrizio Ward (R)/
David Binder Research (D)[H] 		August 25–29, 2024 290 (LV) – 52% 31% 17%

Results[48]

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Montana's 2nd congressional district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Troy Downing 181,548 66.0%
Democratic John Driscoll 93,549 34.0%
Total votes 272,057 100%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ $76,300 of this total was self-funded by Todd
  2. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ "Undecided" with 4%
  4. ^ $750,000 of this total was self-funded by Arntzen
  5. ^ $1,050,000 of this total was self-funded by Downing
  6. ^ $32,072 of this total was self-funded by Holden
  7. ^ $6,240 of this total was self-funded by Krautter
  8. ^ $450,000 of this total was self-funded by Rehberg
  9. ^ Joel Krautter with 2%; Kyle Austin with 1%; Ed Walker with 0%
  10. ^ Joel Krautter with 2%; Kyle Austin with 1; Ed Walker with 0%
  11. ^ Joel Krautter and Ed Walker with 1%; "Other" with 7%
  12. ^ $2,740 of this total was self-funded by Cabrera
  13. ^ $45,000 of this total was self-funded by Held
  14. ^ Metzger (I) with 4%; Neill (D) with 3%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Tranel's campaign
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by the Congressional Leadership Fund
  3. ^ Poll sponsored by Inside Elections
  4. ^ Poll sponsored by AARP
  5. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Elect Principled Veterans Fund, which supports Downing's campaign
  6. ^ Poll sponsored by Downing's campaign
  7. ^ Poll sponsored by supporters of Rehberg's campaign
  8. ^ Poll sponsored by AARP.

References

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