2014 Montana House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 3, 2014.

2014 Montana House of Representatives election

November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)

All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered674,264[1]
1.08%
Turnout55.44%[1]
16.74%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Austin Knudsen Chuck Hunter
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 34th district 83rd district
Last election 61 39
Seats won 59 41
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 186,488 156,894
Percentage 53.62% 45.12%
Swing 3.96% 4.58%

Speaker before election

Mark Blasdel
Republican

Elected Speaker

Austin Knudsen
Republican

Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of two seats, winning 59 seats compared to 41 seats for the Democrats.

Results

Statewide

Statewide results of the 2014 Montana House of Representatives election:[2][3]

PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No.%+/–No.+/–%
Republican Party83186,48853.62%3.96%59259.00%
Democratic Party99156,89445.12%4.58%41241.00%
Independent22,9740.86%0.12%00.00%
Constitution Party17750.22%New00.00%
Libertarian Party46330.18%0.72%00.00%
Total189347,764100.00%100100.00%

District

Results of the 2014 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2][3]

District Democratic Republican Others Total
Votes
Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%
1st district84724.32%2,63675.68%--3,483Republican Hold
2nd district86723.10%2,88776.90%--3,754Republican Hold
3rd district1,55848.60%1,51047.10%1384.30%3,206Democratic GAIN
4th district91625.63%2,65874.37%--3,574Republican GAIN
5th district2,16054.93%1,77245.07%--3,932Democratic GAIN
6th district1,17029.51%2,79570.49%--3,965Republican Hold
7th district84933.24%1,70566.76%--2,554Republican Hold
8th district94529.36%2,27470.64%--3,219Republican Hold
9th district77428.84%1,91071.16%--2,684Republican Hold
10th district1,15327.99%2,96672.01%--4,119Republican Hold
11th district77421.93%2,75578.07%--3,529Republican Hold
12th district1,36733.65%2,69566.35%--4,062Republican Hold
13th district1,14329.20%2,77270.80%--3,915Republican Hold
14th district1,00928.45%2,53771.55%--3,546Republican Hold
15th district1,04357.37%--77542.63%1,818Democratic Hold
16th district1,18355.10%96444.90%--2,147Democratic Hold
17th district1,31031.54%2,84468.46%--4,154Republican Hold
18th district--2,789100.00%--2,789Republican Hold
19th district1,25135.26%2,29764.74%--3,548Republican Hold
20th district1,53234.23%2,94465.77%--4,476Republican Hold
21st district1,89853.87%1,62546.13%--3,523Democratic Hold
22nd district2,316100.00%----2,316Democratic Hold
23rd district1,25949.68%1,27550.32%--2,534Republican GAIN
24th district1,57750.37%1,55449.63%--3,131Democratic GAIN
25th district1,43551.97%1,32648.03%--2,761Democratic Hold
26th district1,11558.84%78041.16%--1,895Democratic Hold
27th district1,11628.03%2,86671.97%--3,982Republican Hold
28th district1,49847.78%1,63752.22%--3,135Republican Hold
29th district1,30931.87%2,79868.13%--4,107Republican Hold
30th district1,06725.86%3,05974.14%--4,126Republican Hold
31st district1,818100.00%----1,818Democratic Hold
32nd district1,04146.18%1,21353.82%--2,254Republican GAIN
33rd district89424.47%2,75975.53%--3,653Republican Hold
34th district1,02223.76%3,27976.24%--4,301Republican Hold
35th district67420.51%2,61279.49%--3,286Republican Hold
36th district1,03928.03%2,66871.97%--3,707Republican Hold
37th district90219.91%3,62980.09%--4,531Republican Hold
38th district1,49746.69%1,70953.31%--3,206Republican Hold
39th district89323.08%2,97676.92%--3,869Republican Hold
40th district88122.67%3,00677.33%--3,887Republican GAIN
41st district1,512100.00%----1,512Democratic Hold
42nd district2,391100.00%----2,391Democratic Hold
43rd district1,36643.74%1,75756.26%--3,123Republican Hold
44th district1,47943.99%1,88356.01%--3,362Republican Hold
45th district97128.02%2,49471.98%--3,465Republican Hold
46th district1,51533.95%2,94866.05%--4,463Republican Hold
47th district1,70156.16%1,32843.84%--3,029Democratic GAIN
48th district1,88952.34%1,72047.66%--3,609Democratic GAIN
49th district1,28955.70%1,02544.30%--2,314Democratic Hold
50th district1,65757.02%1,24942.98%--2,906Democratic GAIN
51st district1,32450.25%1,31149.75%--2,635Democratic Hold
52nd district1,32246.85%1,50053.15%--2,822Republican GAIN
53rd district1,17723.74%3,78176.26%--4,958Republican Hold
54th district1,19529.88%2,59864.95%2075.18%4,000Republican GAIN
55th district1,30438.72%2,06461.28%--3,368Republican Hold
56th district1,08434.47%2,06165.53%--3,145Republican Hold
57th district81921.17%3,04978.83%--3,868Republican Hold
58th district1,87140.28%2,77459.72%--4,645Republican Hold
59th district1,31928.84%3,25571.16%--4,574Republican Hold
60th district1,89448.27%2,03051.73%--3,924Republican Hold
61st district2,97557.63%2,18742.37%--5,162Democratic GAIN
62nd district2,89063.27%1,67836.73%--4,568Democratic Hold
63rd district1,52260.64%98839.36%--2,510Democratic Hold
64th district1,63538.68%2,59261.32%--4,227Republican GAIN
65th district1,94456.64%1,48843.36%--3,432Democratic Hold
66th district2,18664.48%1,20435.52%--3,390Democratic Hold
67th district1,02732.32%2,15167.68%--3,178Republican Hold
68th district1,00330.78%2,25669.22%--3,259Republican Hold
69th district1,12727.22%3,01472.78%--4,141Republican Hold
70th district1,21027.25%3,23172.75%--4,441Republican Hold
71st district1,19626.11%3,38573.89%--4,581Republican Hold
72nd district88620.48%3,44079.52%--4,326Republican Hold
73rd district2,861100.00%----2,861Democratic Hold
74th district1,62356.02%--1,27443.98%2,897Democratic Hold
75th district1,76239.58%2,69060.42%--4,452Republican GAIN
76th district3,614100.00%----3,614Democratic Hold
77th district3,145100.00%----3,145Democratic GAIN
78th district1,85764.73%1,01235.27%--2,869Democratic GAIN
79th district2,71261.18%1,72138.82%--4,433Democratic Hold
80th district1,13527.51%2,79467.72%1974.77%4,126Republican Hold
81st district2,20758.48%1,56741.52%--3,774Democratic Hold
82nd district2,17952.48%1,97347.52%--4,152Democratic Hold
83rd district2,861100.00%----2,861Democratic GAIN
84th district1,88550.31%1,86249.69%--3,747Democratic GAIN
85th district1,43131.93%3,05168.07%--4,482Republican GAIN
86th district1,60139.55%2,44760.45%--4,048Republican GAIN
87th district1,12028.34%2,83271.66%--3,952Republican Hold
88th district1,40036.38%2,44863.62%--3,848Republican Hold
89th district2,455100.00%----2,455Democratic GAIN
90th district2,779100.00%----2,779Democratic GAIN
91st district3,703100.00%----3,703Democratic GAIN
92nd district1,71446.97%1,93553.03%--3,649Republican GAIN
93rd district1,32341.80%1,84258.20%--3,165Republican GAIN
94th district1,74850.70%--1,70049.30%3,448Democratic Hold
95th district2,226100.00%----2,226Democratic Hold
96th district1,81952.02%1,67847.98%--3,497Democratic Hold
97th district1,74943.20%2,20954.56%912.25%4,049Republican GAIN
98th district2,26660.09%1,50539.91%--3,771Democratic Hold
99th district2,685100.00%----2,685Democratic Hold
100th district3,252100.00%----3,252Democratic GAIN
Total156,89445.12%186,48853.62%4,3821.26%347,764

References

  1. "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. "2014 Legislative General Election Canvass" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. pp. 1–16. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. "2014 Legislative General Election Recount Canvass" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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