2000 Montana House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 7, 2000 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. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 6, 2000.
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All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 698,260[1] 9.23% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 59.85%[1]6.86% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of one seat, winning 58 seats compared to 42 seats for the Democrats.
Results
Statewide
Statewide results of the 2000 Montana House of Representatives election:[2]
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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| No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
| Republican Party | 87 | 203,963 | 52.77% | 58 |  1 | 58.00% | |
| Democratic Party | 88 | 169,327 | 43.81% | 42 | 1 | 42.00% | |
| Constitution Party | 11 | 7,410 | 1.92% | 0 |  | 0.00% | |
| Independent | 3 | 2,416 | 0.63% | 0 | | 0.00% | |
| Reform Party | 6 | 2,184 | 0.57% | 0 | | 0.00% | |
| Libertarian Party | 5 | 1,218 | 0.32% | 0 | | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 16 | 0.00% | 0 | | 0.00% | |
| Total | 201 | 386,534 | 100.00% | 100 | | 100.00% | |
District
Results of the 2000 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total Votes |
Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1st district | 770 | 23.41% | 2,519 | 76.59% | - | - | 3,289 | Republican Hold |
| 2nd district | 3,049 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,049 | Democratic Hold |
| 3rd district | 1,541 | 43.89% | 1,970 | 56.11% | - | - | 3,511 | Republican Hold |
| 4th district | 2,068 | 61.66% | 1,286 | 38.34% | - | - | 3,354 | Democratic Hold |
| 5th district | 1,194 | 50.81% | 1,156 | 49.19% | - | - | 2,350 | Democratic GAIN |
| 6th district | 1,537 | 56.57% | 1,180 | 43.43% | - | - | 2,717 | Democratic Hold |
| 7th district | 2,039 | 57.79% | 1,489 | 42.21% | - | - | 3,528 | Democratic Hold |
| 8th district | 1,184 | 31.75% | 2,545 | 68.25% | - | - | 3,729 | Republican Hold |
| 9th district | - | - | 4,913 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,913 | Republican Hold |
| 10th district | 1,702 | 33.97% | 3,309 | 66.03% | - | - | 5,011 | Republican Hold |
| 11th district | 2,214 | 62.51% | 1,328 | 37.49% | - | - | 3,542 | Democratic Hold |
| 12th district | 1,622 | 47.39% | 1,801 | 52.61% | - | - | 3,423 | Republican Hold |
| 13th district | 1,300 | 55.27% | 1,052 | 44.73% | - | - | 2,352 | Democratic Hold |
| 14th district | 1,255 | 39.17% | 1,949 | 60.83% | - | - | 3,204 | Republican Hold |
| 15th district | 2,118 | 45.23% | 2,565 | 54.77% | - | - | 4,683 | Republican Hold |
| 16th district | 1,749 | 50.36% | 1,724 | 49.64% | - | - | 3,473 | Democratic GAIN |
| 17th district | 1,365 | 51.22% | 1,300 | 48.78% | - | - | 2,665 | Democratic Hold |
| 18th district | 1,272 | 39.87% | 1,918 | 60.13% | - | - | 3,190 | Republican Hold |
| 19th district | 2,257 | 51.99% | 2,084 | 48.01% | - | - | 4,341 | Democratic Hold |
| 20th district | 1,850 | 49.05% | 1,922 | 50.95% | - | - | 3,772 | Republican Hold |
| 21st district | 1,280 | 33.48% | 2,543 | 66.52% | - | - | 3,823 | Republican Hold |
| 22nd district | 1,740 | 42.90% | 2,316 | 57.10% | - | - | 4,056 | Republican Hold |
| 23rd district | 2,117 | 44.03% | 2,691 | 55.97% | - | - | 4,808 | Republican Hold |
| 24th district | 995 | 22.67% | 3,395 | 77.33% | - | - | 4,390 | Republican Hold |
| 25th district | 1,318 | 28.04% | 3,016 | 64.17% | 366 | 7.79% | 4,700 | Republican Hold |
| 26th district | 1,959 | 52.18% | 1,779 | 47.39% | 16 | 0.43% | 3,754 | Democratic Hold |
| 27th district | 3,237 | 46.59% | 3,711 | 53.41% | - | - | 6,948 | Republican Hold |
| 28th district | 1,515 | 27.86% | 3,923 | 72.14% | - | - | 5,438 | Republican Hold |
| 29th district | 2,356 | 66.18% | 1,204 | 33.82% | - | - | 3,560 | Democratic Hold |
| 30th district | 1,571 | 57.11% | 1,180 | 42.89% | - | - | 2,751 | Democratic Hold |
| 31st district | 1,906 | 34.17% | 3,672 | 65.83% | - | - | 5,578 | Republican Hold |
| 32nd district | 1,525 | 28.08% | 3,905 | 71.92% | - | - | 5,430 | Republican Hold |
| 33rd district | 1,559 | 33.02% | 3,163 | 66.98% | - | - | 4,722 | Republican Hold |
| 34th district | 1,381 | 34.21% | 2,656 | 65.79% | - | - | 4,037 | Republican Hold |
| 35th district | 3,225 | 62.31% | 1,951 | 37.69% | - | - | 5,176 | Democratic Hold |
| 36th district | 3,341 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,341 | Democratic Hold |
| 37th district | 2,370 | 66.28% | 1,206 | 33.72% | - | - | 3,576 | Democratic Hold |
| 38th district | 2,661 | 77.20% | - | - | 786 | 22.80% | 3,447 | Democratic Hold |
| 39th district | 1,788 | 35.92% | 2,561 | 51.45% | 629 | 12.64% | 4,978 | Republican Hold |
| 40th district | 1,225 | 24.43% | 3,531 | 70.42% | 258 | 5.15% | 5,014 | Republican Hold |
| 41st district[lower-alpha 1] | 717 | 45.35% | 717 | 45.35% | 147 | 9.30% | 1,581 | Republican GAIN |
| 42nd district | 2,659 | 77.86% | - | - | 756 | 22.14% | 3,415 | Democratic Hold |
| 43rd district | 2,098 | 56.26% | 1,631 | 43.74% | - | - | 3,729 | Democratic Hold |
| 44th district | 1,935 | 68.98% | 870 | 31.02% | - | - | 2,805 | Democratic Hold |
| 45th district | 1,548 | 50.60% | 1,511 | 49.40% | - | - | 3,059 | Democratic Hold |
| 46th district | 1,380 | 60.00% | 791 | 34.39% | 129 | 5.61% | 2,300 | Democratic Hold |
| 47th district | 2,267 | 56.66% | 1,734 | 43.34% | - | - | 4,001 | Democratic Hold |
| 48th district | 2,008 | 60.37% | 1,318 | 39.63% | - | - | 3,326 | Democratic Hold |
| 49th district | 2,236 | 48.24% | 2,399 | 51.76% | - | - | 4,635 | Republican Hold |
| 50th district | - | - | 3,822 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,822 | Republican Hold |
| 51st district | 2,002 | 48.23% | 2,149 | 51.77% | - | - | 4,151 | Republican Hold |
| 52nd district | 2,503 | 53.48% | 2,177 | 46.52% | - | - | 4,680 | Democratic Hold |
| 53rd district | 2,564 | 68.50% | 1,179 | 31.50% | - | - | 3,743 | Democratic Hold |
| 54th district | 2,795 | 61.15% | 1,776 | 38.85% | - | - | 4,571 | Democratic GAIN |
| 55th district | 2,055 | 43.67% | 2,651 | 56.33% | - | - | 4,706 | Republican GAIN |
| 56th district | 1,228 | 38.90% | 1,929 | 61.10% | - | - | 3,157 | Republican GAIN |
| 57th district | 3,361 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,361 | Democratic Hold |
| 58th district | 2,099 | 42.27% | 2,867 | 57.73% | - | - | 4,966 | Republican Hold |
| 59th district | 1,445 | 31.67% | 3,117 | 68.33% | - | - | 4,562 | Republican Hold |
| 60th district | 1,709 | 35.65% | 3,085 | 64.35% | - | - | 4,794 | Republican Hold |
| 61st district | - | - | 4,255 | 68.77% | 1,932 | 31.23% | 6,187 | Republican Hold |
| 62nd district | 2,100 | 45.45% | 2,246 | 48.61% | 274 | 5.93% | 4,620 | Republican Hold |
| 63rd district | 2,528 | 46.60% | 2,897 | 53.40% | - | - | 5,425 | Republican Hold |
| 64th district | 2,611 | 53.77% | 2,245 | 46.23% | - | - | 4,856 | Democratic Hold |
| 65th district | 3,311 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 3,311 | Democratic Hold |
| 66th district | 2,808 | 80.09% | - | - | 698 | 19.91% | 3,506 | Democratic Hold |
| 67th district | 2,917 | 79.76% | - | - | 740 | 20.24% | 3,657 | Democratic Hold |
| 68th district | 1,663 | 48.12% | 1,500 | 43.40% | 293 | 8.48% | 3,456 | Democratic Hold |
| 69th district | 3,107 | 59.08% | 1,949 | 37.06% | 203 | 3.86% | 5,259 | Democratic Hold |
| 70th district | 2,118 | 46.65% | 2,100 | 46.26% | 322 | 7.09% | 4,540 | Democratic Hold |
| 71st district | 1,905 | 43.99% | 2,426 | 56.01% | - | - | 4,331 | Republican Hold |
| 72nd district | 2,388 | 55.33% | 1,928 | 44.67% | - | - | 4,316 | Democratic Hold |
| 73rd district | 1,872 | 50.73% | - | - | 1,818 | 49.27% | 3,690 | Democratic GAIN |
| 74th district | 2,026 | 42.84% | 2,388 | 50.50% | 315 | 6.66% | 4,729 | Republican Hold |
| 75th district | - | - | 3,125 | 64.98% | 1,684 | 35.02% | 4,809 | Republican Hold |
| 76th district | - | - | 4,407 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,407 | Republican Hold |
| 77th district | - | - | 3,333 | 75.10% | 1,105 | 24.90% | 4,438 | Republican Hold |
| 78th district | 1,597 | 44.16% | 2,019 | 55.84% | - | - | 3,616 | Republican Hold |
| 79th district | - | - | 4,022 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,022 | Republican Hold |
| 80th district | - | - | 3,345 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,345 | Republican Hold |
| 81st district | - | - | 3,131 | 82.74% | 653 | 17.26% | 3,784 | Republican Hold |
| 82nd district | 1,495 | 50.17% | 1,365 | 45.81% | 120 | 4.03% | 2,980 | Democratic GAIN |
| 83rd district | 1,250 | 32.79% | 2,562 | 67.21% | - | - | 3,812 | Republican Hold |
| 84th district | 1,385 | 36.44% | 2,416 | 63.56% | - | - | 3,801 | Republican Hold |
| 85th district | 2,168 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,168 | Democratic Hold |
| 86th district | 1,427 | 43.41% | 1,860 | 56.59% | - | - | 3,287 | Republican Hold |
| 87th district | 1,856 | 47.13% | 2,082 | 52.87% | - | - | 3,938 | Republican Hold |
| 88th district | - | - | 3,089 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,089 | Republican Hold |
| 89th district | - | - | 3,298 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,298 | Republican Hold |
| 90th district | 1,652 | 47.01% | 1,862 | 52.99% | - | - | 3,514 | Republican GAIN |
| 91st district | 2,270 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,270 | Democratic Hold |
| 92nd district | 2,727 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,727 | Democratic Hold |
| 93rd district | 1,659 | 37.03% | 2,821 | 62.97% | - | - | 4,480 | Republican Hold |
| 94th district | - | - | 3,045 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,045 | Republican Hold |
| 95th district | 1,293 | 35.28% | 2,372 | 64.72% | - | - | 3,665 | Republican Hold |
| 96th district | 1,601 | 45.93% | 1,885 | 54.07% | - | - | 3,486 | Republican Hold |
| 97th district | 1,311 | 44.73% | 1,620 | 55.27% | - | - | 2,931 | Republican Hold |
| 98th district | 2,446 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,446 | Democratic Hold |
| 99th district | 1,210 | 34.97% | 2,250 | 65.03% | - | - | 3,460 | Republican Hold |
| 100th district | 862 | 30.29% | 1,984 | 69.71% | - | - | 2,846 | Republican Hold |
| Total | 169,327 | 43.81% | 203,963 | 52.77% | 13,244 | 3.43% | 386,534 | |
Notes
- The 41st district was tied after a recount. Republican governor Marc Racicot appointed Republican challenger James G. Whitaker to the seat.
References
- "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- "2000 Legislative General Election Results" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. pp. 1–23. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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