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

← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →

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
 
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 Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 186,488 156,894
Percentage 53.62% 45.12%
Swing Decrease3.96% Increase4.58%

Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

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

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Statewide

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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%  3.96% 59  2 59.00%
Democratic Party 99 156,894 45.12%  4.58% 41  2 41.00%
Independent 2 2,974 0.86%  0.12% 0   0.00%
Constitution Party 1 775 0.22% New 0   0.00%
Libertarian Party 4 633 0.18%  0.72% 0   0.00%
Total 189 347,764 100.00%   100   100.00%

District

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

District Democratic Republican Others Total
votes
Result
Votes % Votes % Votes %
1st district 847 24.32% 2,636 75.68% - - 3,483 Republican hold
2nd district 867 23.10% 2,887 76.90% - - 3,754 Republican hold
3rd district 1,558 48.60% 1,510 47.10% 138 4.30% 3,206 Democratic gain
4th district 916 25.63% 2,658 74.37% - - 3,574 Republican gain
5th district 2,160 54.93% 1,772 45.07% - - 3,932 Democratic gain
6th district 1,170 29.51% 2,795 70.49% - - 3,965 Republican hold
7th district 849 33.24% 1,705 66.76% - - 2,554 Republican hold
8th district 945 29.36% 2,274 70.64% - - 3,219 Republican hold
9th district 774 28.84% 1,910 71.16% - - 2,684 Republican hold
10th district 1,153 27.99% 2,966 72.01% - - 4,119 Republican hold
11th district 774 21.93% 2,755 78.07% - - 3,529 Republican hold
12th district 1,367 33.65% 2,695 66.35% - - 4,062 Republican hold
13th district 1,143 29.20% 2,772 70.80% - - 3,915 Republican hold
14th district 1,009 28.45% 2,537 71.55% - - 3,546 Republican hold
15th district 1,043 57.37% - - 775 42.63% 1,818 Democratic hold
16th district 1,183 55.10% 964 44.90% - - 2,147 Democratic hold
17th district 1,310 31.54% 2,844 68.46% - - 4,154 Republican hold
18th district - - 2,789 100.00% - - 2,789 Republican hold
19th district 1,251 35.26% 2,297 64.74% - - 3,548 Republican hold
20th district 1,532 34.23% 2,944 65.77% - - 4,476 Republican hold
21st district 1,898 53.87% 1,625 46.13% - - 3,523 Democratic hold
22nd district 2,316 100.00% - - - - 2,316 Democratic hold
23rd district 1,259 49.68% 1,275 50.32% - - 2,534 Republican gain
24th district 1,577 50.37% 1,554 49.63% - - 3,131 Democratic gain
25th district 1,435 51.97% 1,326 48.03% - - 2,761 Democratic hold
26th district 1,115 58.84% 780 41.16% - - 1,895 Democratic hold
27th district 1,116 28.03% 2,866 71.97% - - 3,982 Republican hold
28th district 1,498 47.78% 1,637 52.22% - - 3,135 Republican hold
29th district 1,309 31.87% 2,798 68.13% - - 4,107 Republican hold
30th district 1,067 25.86% 3,059 74.14% - - 4,126 Republican hold
31st district 1,818 100.00% - - - - 1,818 Democratic hold
32nd district 1,041 46.18% 1,213 53.82% - - 2,254 Republican gain
33rd district 894 24.47% 2,759 75.53% - - 3,653 Republican hold
34th district 1,022 23.76% 3,279 76.24% - - 4,301 Republican hold
35th district 674 20.51% 2,612 79.49% - - 3,286 Republican hold
36th district 1,039 28.03% 2,668 71.97% - - 3,707 Republican hold
37th district 902 19.91% 3,629 80.09% - - 4,531 Republican hold
38th district 1,497 46.69% 1,709 53.31% - - 3,206 Republican hold
39th district 893 23.08% 2,976 76.92% - - 3,869 Republican hold
40th district 881 22.67% 3,006 77.33% - - 3,887 Republican gain
41st district 1,512 100.00% - - - - 1,512 Democratic hold
42nd district 2,391 100.00% - - - - 2,391 Democratic hold
43rd district 1,366 43.74% 1,757 56.26% - - 3,123 Republican hold
44th district 1,479 43.99% 1,883 56.01% - - 3,362 Republican hold
45th district 971 28.02% 2,494 71.98% - - 3,465 Republican hold
46th district 1,515 33.95% 2,948 66.05% - - 4,463 Republican hold
47th district 1,701 56.16% 1,328 43.84% - - 3,029 Democratic gain
48th district 1,889 52.34% 1,720 47.66% - - 3,609 Democratic gain
49th district 1,289 55.70% 1,025 44.30% - - 2,314 Democratic hold
50th district 1,657 57.02% 1,249 42.98% - - 2,906 Democratic gain
51st district 1,324 50.25% 1,311 49.75% - - 2,635 Democratic hold
52nd district 1,322 46.85% 1,500 53.15% - - 2,822 Republican gain
53rd district 1,177 23.74% 3,781 76.26% - - 4,958 Republican hold
54th district 1,195 29.88% 2,598 64.95% 207 5.18% 4,000 Republican gain
55th district 1,304 38.72% 2,064 61.28% - - 3,368 Republican hold
56th district 1,084 34.47% 2,061 65.53% - - 3,145 Republican hold
57th district 819 21.17% 3,049 78.83% - - 3,868 Republican hold
58th district 1,871 40.28% 2,774 59.72% - - 4,645 Republican hold
59th district 1,319 28.84% 3,255 71.16% - - 4,574 Republican hold
60th district 1,894 48.27% 2,030 51.73% - - 3,924 Republican hold
61st district 2,975 57.63% 2,187 42.37% - - 5,162 Democratic gain
62nd district 2,890 63.27% 1,678 36.73% - - 4,568 Democratic hold
63rd district 1,522 60.64% 988 39.36% - - 2,510 Democratic hold
64th district 1,635 38.68% 2,592 61.32% - - 4,227 Republican gain
65th district 1,944 56.64% 1,488 43.36% - - 3,432 Democratic hold
66th district 2,186 64.48% 1,204 35.52% - - 3,390 Democratic hold
67th district 1,027 32.32% 2,151 67.68% - - 3,178 Republican hold
68th district 1,003 30.78% 2,256 69.22% - - 3,259 Republican hold
69th district 1,127 27.22% 3,014 72.78% - - 4,141 Republican hold
70th district 1,210 27.25% 3,231 72.75% - - 4,441 Republican hold
71st district 1,196 26.11% 3,385 73.89% - - 4,581 Republican hold
72nd district 886 20.48% 3,440 79.52% - - 4,326 Republican hold
73rd district 2,861 100.00% - - - - 2,861 Democratic hold
74th district 1,623 56.02% - - 1,274 43.98% 2,897 Democratic hold
75th district 1,762 39.58% 2,690 60.42% - - 4,452 Republican gain
76th district 3,614 100.00% - - - - 3,614 Democratic hold
77th district 3,145 100.00% - - - - 3,145 Democratic gain
78th district 1,857 64.73% 1,012 35.27% - - 2,869 Democratic gain
79th district 2,712 61.18% 1,721 38.82% - - 4,433 Democratic hold
80th district 1,135 27.51% 2,794 67.72% 197 4.77% 4,126 Republican hold
81st district 2,207 58.48% 1,567 41.52% - - 3,774 Democratic hold
82nd district 2,179 52.48% 1,973 47.52% - - 4,152 Democratic hold
83rd district 2,861 100.00% - - - - 2,861 Democratic gain
84th district 1,885 50.31% 1,862 49.69% - - 3,747 Democratic gain
85th district 1,431 31.93% 3,051 68.07% - - 4,482 Republican gain
86th district 1,601 39.55% 2,447 60.45% - - 4,048 Republican gain
87th district 1,120 28.34% 2,832 71.66% - - 3,952 Republican hold
88th district 1,400 36.38% 2,448 63.62% - - 3,848 Republican hold
89th district 2,455 100.00% - - - - 2,455 Democratic gain
90th district 2,779 100.00% - - - - 2,779 Democratic gain
91st district 3,703 100.00% - - - - 3,703 Democratic gain
92nd district 1,714 46.97% 1,935 53.03% - - 3,649 Republican gain
93rd district 1,323 41.80% 1,842 58.20% - - 3,165 Republican gain
94th district 1,748 50.70% - - 1,700 49.30% 3,448 Democratic hold
95th district 2,226 100.00% - - - - 2,226 Democratic hold
96th district 1,819 52.02% 1,678 47.98% - - 3,497 Democratic hold
97th district 1,749 43.20% 2,209 54.56% 91 2.25% 4,049 Republican gain
98th district 2,266 60.09% 1,505 39.91% - - 3,771 Democratic hold
99th district 2,685 100.00% - - - - 2,685 Democratic hold
100th district 3,252 100.00% - - - - 3,252 Democratic gain
Total 156,894 45.12% 186,488 53.62% 4,382 1.26% 347,764

References

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  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.