2014 Montana House of Representatives election

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2014 Montana House of Representatives election
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All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered674,264[1]
Decrease1.08%
Turnout55.44%[1]
Decrease16.74%
  Majority party Minority party
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Leader Austin Knudsen Chuck Hunter
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat
Last election 61 39
Seats won 59 41
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 186,488 156,894
Percentage 53.62% 45.12%
Swing Decrease3.96% Increase4.58%
Speaker before election

Mark Blasdel
Republican

Elected Speaker

Austin Knudsen
Republican

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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 . The primary election was held on June 3, 2014.

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]

Party Candi-
dates		 Votes Seats
No. % +/– No. +/– %
Republican Party 83 186,488 53.62% Decrease3.96% 59 Decrease2 59.00%
Democratic Party 99 156,894 45.12% Increase4.58% 41 Increase2 41.00%
Independent 2 2,974 0.86% Decrease0.12% 0 Steady 0.00%
Constitution Party 1 775 0.22% New 0 Steady 0.00%
Libertarian Party 4 633 0.18% Decrease0.72% 0 Steady 0.00%
Total 189 347,764 100.00% Steady 100 Steady 100.00%

District[]

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

District Democratic Republican Others Total
Votes 		Result
Votes % Votes % Votes %
847 24.32% 2,636 75.68% - - 3,483 Republican Hold
867 23.10% 2,887 76.90% - - 3,754 Republican Hold
1,558 48.60% 1,510 47.10% 138 4.30% 3,206 Democratic GAIN
916 25.63% 2,658 74.37% - - 3,574 Republican GAIN
2,160 54.93% 1,772 45.07% - - 3,932 Democratic GAIN
1,170 29.51% 2,795 70.49% - - 3,965 Republican Hold
849 33.24% 1,705 66.76% - - 2,554 Republican Hold
945 29.36% 2,274 70.64% - - 3,219 Republican Hold
774 28.84% 1,910 71.16% - - 2,684 Republican Hold
1,153 27.99% 2,966 72.01% - - 4,119 Republican Hold
774 21.93% 2,755 78.07% - - 3,529 Republican Hold
1,367 33.65% 2,695 66.35% - - 4,062 Republican Hold
1,143 29.20% 2,772 70.80% - - 3,915 Republican Hold
1,009 28.45% 2,537 71.55% - - 3,546 Republican Hold
1,043 57.37% - - 775 42.63% 1,818 Democratic Hold
1,183 55.10% 964 44.90% - - 2,147 Democratic Hold
1,310 31.54% 2,844 68.46% - - 4,154 Republican Hold
- - 2,789 100.00% - - 2,789 Republican Hold
1,251 35.26% 2,297 64.74% - - 3,548 Republican Hold
1,532 34.23% 2,944 65.77% - - 4,476 Republican Hold
1,898 53.87% 1,625 46.13% - - 3,523 Democratic Hold
2,316 100.00% - - - - 2,316 Democratic Hold
1,259 49.68% 1,275 50.32% - - 2,534 Republican GAIN
1,577 50.37% 1,554 49.63% - - 3,131 Democratic GAIN
1,435 51.97% 1,326 48.03% - - 2,761 Democratic Hold
1,115 58.84% 780 41.16% - - 1,895 Democratic Hold
1,116 28.03% 2,866 71.97% - - 3,982 Republican Hold
1,498 47.78% 1,637 52.22% - - 3,135 Republican Hold
1,309 31.87% 2,798 68.13% - - 4,107 Republican Hold
1,067 25.86% 3,059 74.14% - - 4,126 Republican Hold
1,818 100.00% - - - - 1,818 Democratic Hold
1,041 46.18% 1,213 53.82% - - 2,254 Republican GAIN
894 24.47% 2,759 75.53% - - 3,653 Republican Hold
1,022 23.76% 3,279 76.24% - - 4,301 Republican Hold
674 20.51% 2,612 79.49% - - 3,286 Republican Hold
1,039 28.03% 2,668 71.97% - - 3,707 Republican Hold
902 19.91% 3,629 80.09% - - 4,531 Republican Hold
1,497 46.69% 1,709 53.31% - - 3,206 Republican Hold
893 23.08% 2,976 76.92% - - 3,869 Republican Hold
881 22.67% 3,006 77.33% - - 3,887 Republican GAIN
1,512 100.00% - - - - 1,512 Democratic Hold
2,391 100.00% - - - - 2,391 Democratic Hold
1,366 43.74% 1,757 56.26% - - 3,123 Republican Hold
1,479 43.99% 1,883 56.01% - - 3,362 Republican Hold
971 28.02% 2,494 71.98% - - 3,465 Republican Hold
1,515 33.95% 2,948 66.05% - - 4,463 Republican Hold
1,701 56.16% 1,328 43.84% - - 3,029 Democratic GAIN
1,889 52.34% 1,720 47.66% - - 3,609 Democratic GAIN
1,289 55.70% 1,025 44.30% - - 2,314 Democratic Hold
1,657 57.02% 1,249 42.98% - - 2,906 Democratic GAIN
1,324 50.25% 1,311 49.75% - - 2,635 Democratic Hold
1,322 46.85% 1,500 53.15% - - 2,822 Republican GAIN
1,177 23.74% 3,781 76.26% - - 4,958 Republican Hold
1,195 29.88% 2,598 64.95% 207 5.18% 4,000 Republican GAIN
1,304 38.72% 2,064 61.28% - - 3,368 Republican Hold
1,084 34.47% 2,061 65.53% - - 3,145 Republican Hold
819 21.17% 3,049 78.83% - - 3,868 Republican Hold
1,871 40.28% 2,774 59.72% - - 4,645 Republican Hold
1,319 28.84% 3,255 71.16% - - 4,574 Republican Hold
1,894 48.27% 2,030 51.73% - - 3,924 Republican Hold
2,975 57.63% 2,187 42.37% - - 5,162 Democratic GAIN
2,890 63.27% 1,678 36.73% - - 4,568 Democratic Hold
1,522 60.64% 988 39.36% - - 2,510 Democratic Hold
1,635 38.68% 2,592 61.32% - - 4,227 Republican GAIN
1,944 56.64% 1,488 43.36% - - 3,432 Democratic Hold
2,186 64.48% 1,204 35.52% - - 3,390 Democratic Hold
1,027 32.32% 2,151 67.68% - - 3,178 Republican Hold
1,003 30.78% 2,256 69.22% - - 3,259 Republican Hold
1,127 27.22% 3,014 72.78% - - 4,141 Republican Hold
1,210 27.25% 3,231 72.75% - - 4,441 Republican Hold
1,196 26.11% 3,385 73.89% - - 4,581 Republican Hold
886 20.48% 3,440 79.52% - - 4,326 Republican Hold
2,861 100.00% - - - - 2,861 Democratic Hold
1,623 56.02% - - 1,274 43.98% 2,897 Democratic Hold
1,762 39.58% 2,690 60.42% - - 4,452 Republican GAIN
3,614 100.00% - - - - 3,614 Democratic Hold
3,145 100.00% - - - - 3,145 Democratic GAIN
1,857 64.73% 1,012 35.27% - - 2,869 Democratic GAIN
2,712 61.18% 1,721 38.82% - - 4,433 Democratic Hold
1,135 27.51% 2,794 67.72% 197 4.77% 4,126 Republican Hold
2,207 58.48% 1,567 41.52% - - 3,774 Democratic Hold
2,179 52.48% 1,973 47.52% - - 4,152 Democratic Hold
2,861 100.00% - - - - 2,861 Democratic GAIN
1,885 50.31% 1,862 49.69% - - 3,747 Democratic GAIN
1,431 31.93% 3,051 68.07% - - 4,482 Republican GAIN
1,601 39.55% 2,447 60.45% - - 4,048 Republican GAIN
1,120 28.34% 2,832 71.66% - - 3,952 Republican Hold
1,400 36.38% 2,448 63.62% - - 3,848 Republican Hold
2,455 100.00% - - - - 2,455 Democratic GAIN
2,779 100.00% - - - - 2,779 Democratic GAIN
3,703 100.00% - - - - 3,703 Democratic GAIN
1,714 46.97% 1,935 53.03% - - 3,649 Republican GAIN
1,323 41.80% 1,842 58.20% - - 3,165 Republican GAIN
1,748 50.70% - - 1,700 49.30% 3,448 Democratic Hold
2,226 100.00% - - - - 2,226 Democratic Hold
1,819 52.02% 1,678 47.98% - - 3,497 Democratic Hold
1,749 43.20% 2,209 54.56% 91 2.25% 4,049 Republican GAIN
2,266 60.09% 1,505 39.91% - - 3,771 Democratic Hold
2,685 100.00% - - - - 2,685 Democratic Hold
3,252 100.00% - - - - 3,252 Democratic GAIN
Total 156,894 45.12% 186,488 53.62% 4,382 1.26% 347,764

References[]

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