2002 Montana House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 624,548[1]
10.56%
Turnout| 54.48%[1]
5.37%
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Leader  | Doug Mood | David Wanzenried
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Leader's seat  | 58th district | 68th district
Last election  | 58  | 42
Seats won  | 53 | 47
Seat change  | 5  | 5
Popular vote  | 159,141  | 148,845
Percentage  | 50.38%  | 47.12%
Swing  | 2.39%  | 3.31%

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Results:
Democratic hold Democratic gain
Republican hold Republican gain

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| Speaker before election

Dan McGee
Republican

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Doug Mood
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An election was held on November 5, 2002 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 4, 2002.

Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of five seats, winning 53 seats compared to 48 seats for the Democrats.

## Results

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### Statewide

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Statewide results of the 2002 Montana House of Representatives election:[2]

Party | Candi-
dates | Votes | Seats

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No. | % | +/– | No. | +/– | %
| Republican Party | 85 | 159,141 | 50.38% | 2.39% | 53 | 5 | 53.00%
| Democratic Party | 88 | 148,845 | 47.12% | 3.31% | 47 | 5 | 47.00%
| Independent | 2 | 3,097 | 0.98% | 0.35% | 0 |  | 0.00%
| Constitution Party | 10 | 2,876 | 0.91% | 1.01% | 0 |  | 0.00%
| Green Party | 4 | 1,277 | 0.40% | New | 0 |  | 0.00%
| Libertarian Party | 2 | 544 | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0 |  | 0.00%
| Write-in | 4 | 78 | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0 |  | 0.00%
Total | 195 | 315,858 | 100.00% |  | 100 |  | 100.00%

### District

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Results of the 2002 Montana House of Representatives election by district:[2]

District  | Democratic | Republican | Others  | Total
Votes  | Result

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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | %
1st district | 871 | 27.92% | 2,249 | 72.08% | - | - | 3,120 | Republican Hold
2nd district | 2,572 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,572 | Democratic Hold
3rd district | - | - | 2,514 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,514 | Republican Hold
4th district | 2,320 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,320 | Democratic Hold
5th district | 1,237 | 57.30% | 922 | 42.70% | - | - | 2,159 | Democratic Hold
6th district | 1,595 | 60.46% | 1,043 | 39.54% | - | - | 2,638 | Democratic Hold
7th district | 1,672 | 55.31% | 1,351 | 44.69% | - | - | 3,023 | Democratic Hold
8th district | - | - | 2,844 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,844 | Republican Hold
9th district | 1,536 | 30.88% | 3,438 | 69.12% | - | - | 4,974 | Republican Hold
10th district | 1,689 | 38.43% | 2,706 | 61.57% | - | - | 4,395 | Republican Hold
11th district | 1,727 | 60.79% | 1,114 | 39.21% | - | - | 2,841 | Democratic Hold
12th district | 1,302 | 45.18% | 1,580 | 54.82% | - | - | 2,882 | Republican Hold
13th district | 937 | 49.66% | 854 | 45.26% | 96 | 5.09% | 1,887 | Democratic Hold
14th district | 947 | 35.26% | 1,555 | 57.89% | 184 | 6.85% | 2,686 | Republican Hold
15th district | 1,787 | 44.52% | 2,227 | 55.48% | - | - | 4,014 | Republican Hold
16th district | 1,589 | 55.97% | 1,250 | 44.03% | - | - | 2,839 | Democratic Hold
17th district | 1,361 | 64.75% | 741 | 35.25% | - | - | 2,102 | Democratic Hold
18th district | 1,506 | 52.95% | 1,338 | 47.05% | - | - | 2,844 | Democratic GAIN
19th district | 1,537 | 41.97% | 2,125 | 58.03% | - | - | 3,662 | Republican GAIN
20th district | 1,654 | 52.79% | 1,479 | 47.21% | - | - | 3,133 | Democratic GAIN
21st district | 1,187 | 39.70% | 1,803 | 60.30% | - | - | 2,990 | Republican Hold
22nd district | 1,628 | 46.24% | 1,893 | 53.76% | - | - | 3,521 | Republican Hold
23rd district | 2,077 | 48.27% | 2,226 | 51.73% | - | - | 4,303 | Republican Hold
24th district | 1,838 | 48.15% | 1,979 | 51.85% | - | - | 3,817 | Republican Hold
25th district | 1,320 | 34.48% | 2,508 | 65.52% | - | - | 3,828 | Republican Hold
26th district | 1,468 | 45.89% | 1,731 | 54.11% | - | - | 3,199 | Republican GAIN
27th district | 2,670 | 45.99% | 3,135 | 54.01% | - | - | 5,805 | Republican Hold
28th district | 2,278 | 48.83% | 2,387 | 51.17% | - | - | 4,665 | Republican Hold
29th district | 1,840 | 68.89% | 831 | 31.11% | - | - | 2,671 | Democratic Hold
30th district | 1,367 | 78.70% | - | - | 370 | 21.30% | 1,737 | Democratic Hold
31st district | 1,648 | 38.00% | 2,689 | 62.00% | - | - | 4,337 | Republican Hold
32nd district | - | - | 3,343 | 80.17% | 827 | 19.83% | 4,170 | Republican Hold
33rd district | 1,270 | 31.44% | 2,770 | 68.56% | - | - | 4,040 | Republican Hold
34th district | 758 | 24.15% | 2,381 | 75.85% | - | - | 3,139 | Republican Hold
35th district | 2,513 | 60.18% | 1,663 | 39.82% | - | - | 4,176 | Democratic Hold
36th district | 2,439 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,439 | Democratic Hold
37th district | 2,158 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,158 | Democratic Hold
38th district | 1,927 | 78.69% | 522 | 21.31% | - | - | 2,449 | Democratic Hold
39th district | 2,051 | 46.48% | 2,362 | 53.52% | - | - | 4,413 | Republican Hold
40th district | - | - | 3,295 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,295 | Republican Hold
41st district | 518 | 45.64% | 495 | 43.61% | 122 | 10.75% | 1,135 | Democratic GAIN
42nd district | 1,654 | 59.95% | 921 | 33.38% | 184 | 6.67% | 2,759 | Democratic Hold
43rd district | 1,723 | 55.96% | 1,152 | 37.41% | 204 | 6.63% | 3,079 | Democratic Hold
44th district | 1,785 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,785 | Democratic Hold
45th district | 1,295 | 53.01% | 1,080 | 44.21% | 68 | 2.78% | 2,443 | Democratic Hold
46th district | 1,164 | 68.75% | 529 | 31.25% | - | - | 1,693 | Democratic Hold
47th district | 2,217 | 67.99% | 1,044 | 32.01% | - | - | 3,261 | Democratic Hold
48th district | 2,151 | 98.13% | - | - | 41 | 1.87% | 2,192 | Democratic Hold
49th district | 1,564 | 41.23% | 2,229 | 58.77% | - | - | 3,793 | Republican Hold
50th district | 1,431 | 38.54% | 2,016 | 54.30% | 266 | 7.16% | 3,713 | Republican Hold
51st district | 2,010 | 57.17% | 1,506 | 42.83% | - | - | 3,516 | Democratic GAIN
52nd district | 2,810 | 67.63% | 1,345 | 32.37% | - | - | 4,155 | Democratic Hold
53rd district | 2,097 | 64.09% | 1,175 | 35.91% | - | - | 3,272 | Democratic Hold
54th district | 2,871 | 74.07% | 1,005 | 25.93% | - | - | 3,876 | Democratic Hold
55th district | 1,610 | 40.14% | 2,401 | 59.86% | - | - | 4,011 | Republican Hold
56th district | 962 | 36.10% | 1,703 | 63.90% | - | - | 2,665 | Republican Hold
57th district | 2,912 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,912 | Democratic Hold
58th district | 1,638 | 41.25% | 2,333 | 58.75% | - | - | 3,971 | Republican Hold
59th district | 1,342 | 36.61% | 2,324 | 63.39% | - | - | 3,666 | Republican Hold
60th district | 1,471 | 35.60% | 2,487 | 60.19% | 174 | 4.21% | 4,132 | Republican Hold
61st district | - | - | 4,155 | 100.00% | - | - | 4,155 | Republican Hold
62nd district | 1,693 | 46.11% | 1,842 | 50.16% | 137 | 3.73% | 3,672 | Republican Hold
63rd district | 2,157 | 48.94% | 2,250 | 51.06% | - | - | 4,407 | Republican Hold
64th district | 2,268 | 60.72% | 1,467 | 39.28% | - | - | 3,735 | Democratic Hold
65th district | 2,351 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,351 | Democratic Hold
66th district | 2,072 | 84.88% | - | - | 369 | 15.12% | 2,441 | Democratic Hold
67th district | 2,376 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,376 | Democratic Hold
68th district | 1,600 | 64.44% | 883 | 35.56% | - | - | 2,483 | Democratic Hold
69th district | 2,246 | 55.12% | - | - | 1,829 | 44.88% | 4,075 | Democratic Hold
70th district | 1,946 | 53.79% | 1,672 | 46.21% | - | - | 3,618 | Democratic Hold
71st district | 1,241 | 36.12% | 2,195 | 63.88% | - | - | 3,436 | Republican Hold
72nd district | 2,866 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 2,866 | Democratic Hold
73rd district | 1,539 | 49.28% | 245 | 7.85% | 1,339 | 42.88% | 3,123 | Democratic Hold
74th district | 1,596 | 40.43% | 2,352 | 59.57% | - | - | 3,948 | Republican Hold
75th district | 1,574 | 38.29% | 2,537 | 61.71% | - | - | 4,111 | Republican Hold
76th district | - | - | 3,196 | 99.59% | 13 | 0.41% | 3,209 | Republican Hold
77th district | 1,507 | 38.59% | 2,261 | 57.90% | 137 | 3.51% | 3,905 | Republican Hold
78th district | 1,441 | 50.83% | 1,394 | 49.17% | - | - | 2,835 | Democratic GAIN
79th district | - | - | 3,159 | 100.00% | - | - | 3,159 | Republican Hold
80th district | 1,497 | 44.25% | 1,664 | 49.19% | 222 | 6.56% | 3,383 | Republican Hold
81st district | - | - | 2,075 | 62.07% | 1,268 | 37.93% | 3,343 | Republican Hold
82nd district | 1,470 | 54.69% | 1,218 | 45.31% | - | - | 2,688 | Democratic Hold
83rd district | 1,100 | 37.12% | 1,841 | 62.13% | 22 | 0.74% | 2,963 | Republican Hold
84th district | 936 | 30.01% | 2,183 | 69.99% | - | - | 3,119 | Republican Hold
85th district | 1,592 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,592 | Democratic Hold
86th district | 1,624 | 55.29% | 1,313 | 44.71% | - | - | 2,937 | Democratic GAIN
87th district | 1,440 | 42.44% | 1,953 | 57.56% | - | - | 3,393 | Republican Hold
88th district | - | - | 2,601 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,601 | Republican Hold
89th district | 1,547 | 42.27% | 2,113 | 57.73% | - | - | 3,660 | Republican Hold
90th district | 1,486 | 50.93% | 1,432 | 49.07% | - | - | 2,918 | Democratic GAIN
91st district | 1,507 | 68.97% | 678 | 31.03% | - | - | 2,185 | Democratic Hold
92nd district | 1,627 | 61.89% | 1,002 | 38.11% | - | - | 2,629 | Democratic Hold
93rd district | 1,507 | 39.47% | 2,311 | 60.53% | - | - | 3,818 | Republican Hold
94th district | 1,365 | 43.65% | 1,762 | 56.35% | - | - | 3,127 | Republican Hold
95th district | 1,096 | 34.39% | 2,091 | 65.61% | - | - | 3,187 | Republican Hold
96th district | 1,339 | 41.82% | 1,863 | 58.18% | - | - | 3,202 | Republican Hold
97th district | - | - | 2,150 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,150 | Republican Hold
98th district | 1,738 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 1,738 | Democratic Hold
99th district | - | - | 2,528 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,528 | Republican Hold
100th district | - | - | 2,162 | 100.00% | - | - | 2,162 | Republican Hold
Total | 148,845 | 47.12% | 159,141 | 50.38% | 7,872 | 2.49% | 315,858 |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
2. ^ a b "2002 General Legislative Election Results" (PDF). Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. pp. 1–8. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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