2004 Montana House of Representatives election
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All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 638,474[1]![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 71.44%[1]![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Montana |
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An election was held on November 2, 2004 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. House of Representatives, Governor and . The primary election was held on June 8, 2004.
A net loss of three seats by the Republicans resulted in the House being tied at 50 seats each. Democrats regained control of the House after 12 years by virtue of Governor Brian Schweitzer being a Democrat.[2]
Results[]
Statewide[]
Statewide results of the 2004 Montana House of Representatives election:[3]
Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | +/– | No. | +/– | % | |||
Republican Party | 85 | 210,607 | 50.36% | ![]() |
50 | ![]() |
50.00% | |
Democratic Party | 90 | 196,372 | 46.96% | ![]() |
50 | ![]() |
50.00% | |
Constitution Party | 12 | 6,685 | 1.60% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |
Independent | 3 | 3,460 | 0.83% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |
Green Party | 4 | 1,053 | 0.25% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |
Total | 194 | 418,177 | 100.00% | ![]() |
100 | ![]() |
100.00% |
District[]
Results of the 2004 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[3]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total Votes |
Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
1,776 | 47.40% | 1,825 | 48.71% | 146 | 3.90% | 3,747 | Republican Hold | |
1,852 | 41.76% | 2,583 | 58.24% | - | - | 4,435 | Republican GAIN | |
1,497 | 36.86% | 2,564 | 63.14% | - | - | 4,061 | Republican Hold | |
2,600 | 54.74% | 2,150 | 45.26% | - | - | 4,750 | Democratic Hold | |
1,572 | 31.66% | 3,393 | 68.34% | - | - | 4,965 | Republican GAIN | |
1,780 | 35.29% | 3,264 | 64.71% | - | - | 5,044 | Republican GAIN | |
1,130 | 27.75% | 2,725 | 66.92% | 217 | 5.33% | 4,072 | Republican GAIN | |
2,096 | 52.05% | 1,931 | 47.95% | - | - | 4,027 | Democratic GAIN | |
- | - | 4,052 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,052 | Republican Hold | |
1,201 | 23.85% | 3,834 | 76.15% | - | - | 5,035 | Republican Hold | |
2,004 | 41.46% | 2,830 | 58.54% | - | - | 4,834 | Republican GAIN | |
[a] | 1,559 | 36.90% | 1,107 | 26.20% | 1,559 | 36.90% | 4,225 | Democratic GAIN |
2,288 | 49.59% | 2,112 | 45.77% | 214 | 4.64% | 4,614 | Democratic Hold | |
1,848 | 42.41% | 2,509 | 57.59% | - | - | 4,357 | Republican Hold | |
2,607 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,607 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,480 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,480 | Democratic Hold | |
- | - | 3,763 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,763 | Republican GAIN | |
1,999 | 40.59% | 2,926 | 59.41% | - | - | 4,925 | Republican GAIN | |
1,727 | 40.72% | 2,255 | 53.17% | 259 | 6.11% | 4,241 | Republican Hold | |
2,063 | 58.44% | 1,467 | 41.56% | - | - | 3,530 | Democratic Hold | |
2,718 | 78.24% | - | - | 756 | 21.76% | 3,474 | Democratic GAIN | |
1,895 | 59.76% | 1,057 | 33.33% | 219 | 6.91% | 3,171 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,097 | 72.11% | - | - | 811 | 27.89% | 2,908 | Democratic GAIN | |
1,383 | 69.22% | - | - | 615 | 30.78% | 1,998 | Democratic GAIN | |
3,627 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,627 | Democratic GAIN | |
1,638 | 51.85% | 1,521 | 48.15% | - | - | 3,159 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,012 | 47.80% | 2,197 | 52.20% | - | - | 4,209 | Republican Hold | |
1,526 | 33.35% | 3,050 | 66.65% | - | - | 4,576 | Republican Hold | |
1,452 | 31.17% | 3,206 | 68.83% | - | - | 4,658 | Republican GAIN | |
- | - | 4,023 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,023 | Republican GAIN | |
2,016 | 62.67% | 1,201 | 37.33% | - | - | 3,217 | Democratic GAIN | |
1,968 | 59.06% | 1,364 | 40.94% | - | - | 3,332 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,415 | 68.55% | 1,108 | 31.45% | - | - | 3,523 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,089 | 60.50% | 1,364 | 39.50% | - | - | 3,453 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,057 | 44.39% | 2,577 | 55.61% | - | - | 4,634 | Republican GAIN | |
- | - | 3,515 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,515 | Republican GAIN | |
- | - | 3,591 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,591 | Republican GAIN | |
2,236 | 50.96% | 2,152 | 49.04% | - | - | 4,388 | Democratic Hold | |
- | - | 4,097 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,097 | Republican Hold | |
3,368 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,368 | Democratic GAIN | |
1,964 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,964 | Democratic Hold | |
2,388 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,388 | Democratic Hold | |
2,659 | 58.78% | 1,865 | 41.22% | - | - | 4,524 | Democratic Hold | |
1,986 | 48.87% | 2,078 | 51.13% | - | - | 4,064 | Republican GAIN | |
- | - | 3,782 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,782 | Republican GAIN | |
1,669 | 32.78% | 3,422 | 67.22% | - | - | 5,091 | Republican GAIN | |
1,958 | 40.72% | 2,851 | 59.28% | - | - | 4,809 | Republican GAIN | |
1,990 | 50.84% | 1,924 | 49.16% | - | - | 3,914 | Democratic Hold | |
1,412 | 39.09% | 2,058 | 56.98% | 142 | 3.93% | 3,612 | Republican Hold | |
1,959 | 43.59% | 2,535 | 56.41% | - | - | 4,494 | Republican Hold | |
1,699 | 51.47% | 1,602 | 48.53% | - | - | 3,301 | Democratic Hold | |
2,213 | 55.53% | 1,772 | 44.47% | - | - | 3,985 | Democratic Hold | |
1,766 | 45.39% | 2,125 | 54.61% | - | - | 3,891 | Republican GAIN | |
1,706 | 53.75% | 1,468 | 46.25% | - | - | 3,174 | Democratic Hold | |
1,751 | 35.61% | 3,166 | 64.39% | - | - | 4,917 | Republican Hold | |
1,875 | 34.32% | 3,395 | 62.13% | 194 | 3.55% | 5,464 | Republican Hold | |
2,199 | 39.21% | 3,409 | 60.79% | - | - | 5,608 | Republican GAIN | |
2,269 | 51.20% | 2,163 | 48.80% | - | - | 4,432 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,298 | 47.82% | 2,508 | 52.18% | - | - | 4,806 | Republican Hold | |
1,583 | 34.91% | 2,952 | 65.09% | - | - | 4,535 | Republican Hold | |
1,731 | 34.01% | 2,950 | 57.96% | 409 | 8.04% | 5,090 | Republican Hold | |
1,874 | 42.90% | 2,494 | 57.10% | - | - | 4,368 | Republican Hold | |
2,889 | 48.61% | 3,054 | 51.39% | - | - | 5,943 | Republican Hold | |
2,647 | 55.56% | 2,117 | 44.44% | - | - | 4,764 | Democratic Hold | |
2,064 | 61.19% | 1,309 | 38.81% | - | - | 3,373 | Democratic Hold | |
2,783 | 63.39% | - | - | 1,607 | 36.61% | 4,390 | Democratic Hold | |
1,457 | 30.40% | 3,336 | 69.60% | - | - | 4,793 | Republican GAIN | |
1,809 | 35.35% | 3,309 | 64.65% | - | - | 5,118 | Republican GAIN | |
- | - | 3,738 | 68.87% | 1,690 | 31.13% | 5,428 | Republican GAIN | |
2,226 | 40.25% | 3,305 | 59.75% | - | - | 5,531 | Republican GAIN | |
1,368 | 26.55% | 3,785 | 73.45% | - | - | 5,153 | Republican Hold | |
- | - | 3,440 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,440 | Republican GAIN | |
3,067 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,067 | Democratic Hold | |
2,734 | 56.84% | 1,154 | 23.99% | 922 | 19.17% | 4,810 | Democratic GAIN | |
3,324 | 87.98% | - | - | 454 | 12.02% | 3,778 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,174 | 71.94% | - | - | 848 | 28.06% | 3,022 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,216 | 43.34% | 2,897 | 56.66% | - | - | 5,113 | Republican Hold | |
1,973 | 51.06% | 1,891 | 48.94% | - | - | 3,864 | Democratic Hold | |
3,046 | 62.13% | 1,857 | 37.87% | - | - | 4,903 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,659 | 58.25% | 1,906 | 41.75% | - | - | 4,565 | Democratic GAIN | |
3,000 | 70.87% | 1,233 | 29.13% | - | - | 4,233 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,913 | 61.66% | 1,811 | 38.34% | - | - | 4,724 | Democratic Hold | |
- | - | 3,614 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,614 | Republican Hold | |
1,671 | 35.85% | 2,990 | 64.15% | - | - | 4,661 | Republican Hold | |
1,538 | 51.44% | 1,452 | 48.56% | - | - | 2,990 | Democratic Hold | |
3,629 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,629 | Democratic Hold | |
1,670 | 34.21% | 3,211 | 65.79% | - | - | 4,881 | Republican Hold | |
2,066 | 47.22% | 2,309 | 52.78% | - | - | 4,375 | Republican Hold | |
1,605 | 32.76% | 3,295 | 67.24% | - | - | 4,900 | Republican Hold | |
2,005 | 41.96% | 2,773 | 58.04% | - | - | 4,778 | Republican GAIN | |
2,200 | 52.46% | 1,994 | 47.54% | - | - | 4,194 | Democratic Hold | |
2,928 | 55.07% | 2,389 | 44.93% | - | - | 5,317 | Democratic Hold | |
4,203 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 4,203 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,956 | 62.65% | 1,762 | 37.35% | - | - | 4,718 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,856 | 60.44% | 1,869 | 39.56% | - | - | 4,725 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,540 | 62.07% | 1,552 | 37.93% | - | - | 4,092 | Democratic GAIN | |
3,064 | 64.93% | 1,655 | 35.07% | - | - | 4,719 | Democratic GAIN | |
2,507 | 55.37% | 2,021 | 44.63% | - | - | 4,528 | Democratic Hold | |
3,100 | 64.30% | 1,721 | 35.70% | - | - | 4,821 | Democratic GAIN | |
1,960 | 47.55% | 2,026 | 49.15% | 136 | 3.30% | 4,122 | Republican Hold | |
Total | 196,372 | 46.96% | 210,607 | 50.36% | 11,198 | 2.68% | 418,177 |
Notes[]
- ^ The 12th district was tied after a recount. A Supreme Court ruling resulted in Democrat Jeanne Windham being declared the winner.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Robbins, Jime (December 29, 2004). "Ruling Puts Democrats in Control in Montana". The New York Times. New York, U.S.A. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "2004 General Legislative Election Results" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. pp. 1–9. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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