Political party strength in Montana

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Montana:

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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1864–1889)

YearExecutive offices Territorial Legislature U.S. Congress
Governor Senate House Delegate
1864 Sidney Edgerton (R)[ ? ]no such office
1865 Thomas Francis Meagher (D) [lower-alpha 1] Samuel McLean (D)
1866 Green C. Smith (D)
1867 James M. Cavanaugh (D)
1868 James Tufts (R) [lower-alpha 1]
1869 James Mitchell Ashley (R)
Wiley Scribner (R) [lower-alpha 1]
1870 Benjamin F. Potts (R)
1871 William H. Clagett (R)
1872
1873 Martin Maginnis (D)
1882
1883 John Schuyler Crosby (R)
1884 B. Platt Carpenter (R)
1885 Samuel Thomas Hauser (D) Joseph Toole (D)
1886
1887 Preston Leslie (D)
1888
1889 Benjamin F. White (R) Thomas H. Carter (R) [lower-alpha 2]

1889–1976

YearExecutive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State
Attorney
General
Treasurer Auditor Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
Senate House Senator
(Class I)
Senator
(Class II)
House
1889 Joseph Toole (D) John E. Rickards (R)Louis Rotwitt (R) Henri J. Haskell (R)Richard O.
Hickman (R)
Edwin A.
Kenney (R)
John
Gannon
8D, 8R [lower-alpha 3] [1] 25R, 25D [lower-alpha 4] [1] Wilbur F. Sanders (R) Thomas C. Power (R) Thomas H.
Carter
(R) [lower-alpha 2]
1890
189110D, 6R28R, 27D William W.
Dixon
(D)
1892 Harrison/
Reid (R)Red x.svg
1893 John E. Rickards (R) Alexander Campbell
Botkin
(R)
Frederick W. Wright (R)Andrew B.
Cook (R)
Eugene A.
Steere (R)
9D, 7R26D, 26R,
3Pop [lower-alpha 5]
vacant [lower-alpha 6] Charles S.
Hartman
(R)
1894
189513R, 5D,
2Pop, 1Fus
44R, 14Pop,
3D
Lee Mantle (R) [lower-alpha 7] Thomas H. Carter (R)
1896 Lee Mantle (SvR)2 – Bryan/
Sewall (D/Sv)Red x.svg
1 – Bryan/
Watson (Pop)Red x.svg
1897 Robert Burns Smith (D) Archibald E. Spriggs (D) Thomas S. Hogan (Pop)C. B. Nolan (D)Timothy E. Collins (D)Thomas W.
Poindexter Jr. (D)
Evans A.
Carleton (R)
12R, 8D,
3Pop
42D, 18Pop,
8R
1898
189917D, 6R,
1Pop
57D, 9R,
4SvR
William A. Clark (D) [lower-alpha 8] Albert J.
Campbell
(D)
1900vacant Bryan/
Stevenson (D)Red x.svg
1901 Joseph Toole (D) [lower-alpha 9] Frank G. Higgins (D)George M. Hayes (D)James Donovan (D)A. H. Barret (D)James H.
Calderhead (Pop)
W. W.
Welch (D)
14D, 9R,
1Pop
28D, 23R, 8Lab,
6Pop, 5ID [lower-alpha 10]
Paris Gibson (D) William A. Clark (D) Caldwell
Edwards
(Pop)
1902
190314D, 12R47R, 11Lab,
8D, 6A-T
Joseph M.
Dixon
(R)
1904 Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)Green check.svg
1905 Edwin L. Norris (D)Abraham N. Yoder (R) [lower-alpha 11] Albert J. Galen (R)James H. Rice (R)Henry R.
Cunningham (R)
Wilfred E.
Harmon (R)
16R, 10D38R, 24D,
7Lab, 3A-T
Thomas H. Carter (R)
1906
190718R, 9D57R, 16D Joseph M. Dixon (R) Charles
Nelson
Pray
(R)
1908 Edwin L. Norris (D) [lower-alpha 12] Benjamin F. White (R) [lower-alpha 1] Taft/
Sherman (R)Green check.svg
1909 William Allen (R)Elmer E. Esselstyn (R)17R, 10D38D, 33R
1910
1911C. M.
McCoy
16R, 12D42D, 32R Henry L. Myers (D)
1912Thomas M. Swindlehurst (D) Wilson/
Marshall (D)Green check.svg
1913 Sam V. Stewart (D) W. W. McDowell (D)Adelbert M. Alderson (D)Daniel M. Kelly (D)William C. Rae (D)William
Keating (D)
Henry A.
Davee (D)
17D, 13R,
2Prog
49D, 20R,
16Prog, 1Sv
Thomas J. Walsh (D) [lower-alpha 11] 2D
1914
1915 Joseph Poindexter (D)19R, 16D,
5Prog, 1I [lower-alpha 13]
55D, 36R,
3Sv, 1I
1916
1917Charles T. Stewart (R) [lower-alpha 14] Sam C. Ford (R)H. L. Hart (R)Rufus G.
Poland (D)
May
Trumper (R)
28R, 13D49D, 46R1D, 1R
1918
1919George P.
Porter (R)
31R, 12D65R, 33D
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R)Green check.svg
1921 Joseph M. Dixon (R) Nelson Story Jr. (R) Wellington D. Rankin (R)J. W. Walker41R, 13D98R, 9D, 1I2R
1922
1923O. H. Junod (R)38R, 16D56R, 44D Burton K. Wheeler (D)1D, 1R
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R)Green check.svg
1925 John E. Erickson (D) [lower-alpha 15] W. S. McCormack (R)L. A. Foot (R)Wilfred E. Harmon (R)39R, 16D,
1FL
66R, 34D,
2FL
1926
1927Robert N. Hawkins (D) [lower-alpha 16] 40R, 15D,
1FL
61R, 39D,
2FL
William Powers [lower-alpha 16]
1928John W. Mountjoy (D) Hoover/
Curtis (R)Green check.svg
1929 Frank A. Hazelbacker (R)William E. Harmon (R)F. E. Williams (R)Elizabeth
Ireland (R)
39R, 16D,
1FL
69R, 33D
1930
193141R, 15D59R, 43D
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)Green check.svg
1933 Frank Henry Cooney (D)Sam W. Mitchell (D) [lower-alpha 11] Raymond T. Nagle (D)James Brett (D)John J.
Holmes (D)
33R, 22D, 1I72D, 30R John E. Erickson (D) [lower-alpha 7] 2D
Frank Henry Cooney (D) [lower-alpha 17] [lower-alpha 11] Tom Kane (R) [lower-alpha 1]
1934
1935 Ernest T. Eaton (R) [lower-alpha 1] 28D, 27R, 1I [lower-alpha 18] 69D, 33R James E. Murray (D)
1936 Elmer Holt (D) [lower-alpha 19] William R. Pilgeram (D) [lower-alpha 1] Enor K. Matson (D)
1937 Roy E. Ayers (D) Hugh R. Adnair (D) Harrison J. Freebourn (D)Ray Shannon (D)Ruth
Reardon (D)
29D, 27R81D, 21R
1938
193931D, 25R58D, 44R1D, 1R
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)Green check.svg
1941 Sam C. Ford (R) Ernest T. Eaton (R) John W. Bonner (D)Thomas E. Carey (D)Elizabeth
Ireland (R)
35R, 21D55D, 47R
1942Howard M. Gullickson (D)
1943R. V. Bottomly (D)37R, 19D51R, 39D2D
1944T. H. MacDonald (R) Roosevelt/
Truman (D)Green check.svg
1945George P. Porter (R)39R, 17D53R, 37D1D, 1R
1946
194741R, 15D58R, 31D, 1ID Zales Ecton (R)
1948 Truman/
Barkley (D)Green check.svg
1949 John W. Bonner (D)Paul Cannon (D) Arnold Olsen (D)Neil Fisher (D) [lower-alpha 11] Mary M.
Condon (D)
31R, 23D, 2I54D, 36R
1950Alta E. Fisher (D)
1951John E. Henry (R)28R, 26D, 2I49R, 41D
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)Green check.svg
1953 J. Hugo Aronson (R)George M. Gosman (R)Charles L. Sheridan (R) [lower-alpha 11] 36R, 20D62R, 32D Mike Mansfield (D)
1954Edna Hinman (R)
195533R, 23D49D, 45R
1956 S. C. Arnold (R) [lower-alpha 7]
1957Paul Cannon (D)Frank Murray (D) Forrest H. Anderson (D)Horace Casey (D) Harriet
Miller
(R)
31D, 25R59D, 35R2D
1958
195938D, 17R, 1I61D, 31R, 2I
1960 Nixon/
Lodge (R)Red x.svg
1961 Donald G. Nutter (R) [lower-alpha 11] Tim Babcock (R)Edna Hinman (R)54R, 40D Lee Metcalf (D) [lower-alpha 11] 1D, 1R
1962 Tim Babcock (R) [lower-alpha 12] David F. James (R) [lower-alpha 1] E. V. "Sonny"
Omholt (R)
196335D, 21R57R, 37D
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D)Green check.svg
1965 Ted James (R)Henry H. Anderson (D)Harriet Miller (D)32D, 24R56D, 38R
1966
196730D, 25R64R, 40D
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R)Green check.svg
1969 Forrest H. Anderson (D) Thomas Lee Judge (D)Robert L. Woodahl (R) Alex B. Stephenson (R)Dolores
Colburg (D)
58R, 46D2D
1970
197155R, 49D1D, 1R
1972
1973 Thomas Lee Judge (D) Bill Christiansen (D) Hollis Connors (R)27D, 23R54D, 46R
1974
197530D, 20R67D, 33R2D
1976 Ford/
Dole (R)Red x.svg

1977–present

YearExecutive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State
Attorney
General
Auditor Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
Senate House Senator
(Class I)
Senator
(Class II)
House
1977 Thomas Lee
Judge
(D)
Ted Schwinden (D)Frank Murray (D)Mike Greely (D)E. V. "Sonny"
Omholt (R)
Georgia Ruth
Rice (D)
25D, 25R [lower-alpha 20] 57D, 43R John Melcher (D) Paul G.
Hatfield
(D) [lower-alpha 7]
1D, 1R
1978
197926R, 24D55D, 45R Max Baucus (D) [lower-alpha 21]
1980 Ronald Reagan/
George H. W. Bush (R)Green check.svg
1981 Ted Schwinden (D) George Turman (D) [lower-alpha 16] Jim Waltermire (R) [lower-alpha 11] Ed Argenbright (R)28R, 22D57R, 43D
1982
198326R, 24D55D, 45R
1984
1985Andrea Bennett (R)28D, 22R50D, 50R [lower-alpha 22]
1986
198725D, 25R [lower-alpha 23] 51R, 49D
1988 Gordon McOmber (D) [lower-alpha 7] Verner Bertelsen (R) [lower-alpha 7] George H. W. Bush/
Dan Quayle (R)Green check.svg
1989 Stan Stephens (R) Allen Kolstad (R) [lower-alpha 24] Mike Cooney (D) Marc Racicot (R) Nancy Keenan (D)27R, 23D52D, 48R Conrad Burns (R)
1990
1991 Denny Rehberg (R) [lower-alpha 7] 29D, 21R61D, 39R
1992 Bill Clinton/
Al Gore (D)Green check.svg
1993 Marc Racicot (R) Joseph P. Mazurek (D) Mark O'Keefe (D)30D, 20R53R, 47D Pat Williams (D)
1994
199531R, 19D67R, 33D
1996 Bob Dole/
Jack Kemp (R)Red x.svg
1997 Judy Martz (R)34R, 16D65R, 35D Rick Hill (R)
1998
199932R, 18D59R, 41D
2000 George W. Bush/
Dick Cheney (R)Green check.svg
2001 Judy Martz (R) Karl Ohs (R) Bob Brown (R) Mike McGrath (D) John Morrison (D) Linda McCulloch (D)31R, 19D58R, 42D Denny Rehberg (R)
2002
200329R, 21D53R, 47D
2004
2005 Brian Schweitzer (D) [lower-alpha 25] John Bohlinger (R) [lower-alpha 25] Brad Johnson (R)27D, 23R50D, 50R [lower-alpha 20]
2006
200726D, 24R50R, 49D, 1C [lower-alpha 26] Jon Tester (D)
2008 John McCain/
Sarah Palin (R)Red x.svg
2009 Linda McCulloch (D) Steve Bullock (D) Monica Lindeen (D) Denise Juneau (D)27R, 23D50D, 50R [lower-alpha 20]
2010
201128R, 22D68R, 32D
2012 Mitt Romney/
Paul Ryan (R)Red x.svg
2013 Steve Bullock (D) John Walsh (D) Tim Fox (R)29R, 21D61R, 39D Steve Daines (R)
2014 Angela McLean (D) John Walsh (D) [lower-alpha 7]
201559R, 41D Steve Daines (R) Ryan Zinke (R) [lower-alpha 27]
2016 Mike Cooney (D) Donald Trump/
Mike Pence (R)Green check.svg
2017 Corey Stapleton (R) Matt Rosendale (R) Elsie Arntzen (R)32R, 18D Greg Gianforte (R)
2018
201930R, 20D58R, 42D
2020 Donald Trump/
Mike Pence (R)Red x.svg
2021 Greg Gianforte (R) Kristen Juras (R) Christi Jacobsen (R) Austin Knudsen (R) Troy Downing (R)31R, 19D67R, 33D Matt Rosendale (R)
2022
202334R, 16D68R, 32D2R
2024[ to be determined ]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Acting.
  2. 1 2 Delegate from Montana Territory until November 8, when Carter was elected U.S. Representative upon Montana statehood.
  3. With a Republican Lt. Governor, the GOP organized the chamber. There was no President Pro Tempore that session.
  4. There were five contested seats from Silver Bow County, and due to a lack of a contested election resolution mechanism, the Republicans and Democrats each organized their own House with the contested members of both parties from Silver Bow joining their respective parties in those chambers, and both sent bills to the Senate.
  5. A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Populist, Thomas Matthews, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
  6. Legislature failed to elect a Senator at the beginning of the 53rd United States Congress.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Initially appointed to fill a vacancy.
  8. Resigned May 15, 1900 to avoid claim of election fraud.
  9. Resigned due to declining health.
  10. A coalition of Democrats, Labor, Populists, and Independent Democrats chose a Democrat, Frank Corbett, as Speaker, and organized the chamber.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Died in office.
  12. 1 2 As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  13. A coalition of Republicans and Progressives elected a Republican, John Edwards, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
  14. Impeached and then resigned.
  15. Resigned so that his successor could appoint him to the United States Senate.
  16. 1 2 3 Resigned.
  17. As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  18. A bipartisan coalition elected a Republican, Ernest T. Eaton, as President Pro Tempore, and organized the chamber on a bipartisan basis. In practice, Eaton served as President of the Senate, and as such Lt. Governor, as the previous one, Frank Cooney was serving as Governor. After session, Eaton resigned, and the position of President of the Senate and Lt. Governor was filled by Democrat Elmer Holt.
  19. As President of the State Senate, filled unexpired term. The Speaker of the House, William Pilgeram, took up his previous position of Lt. Governor.
  20. 1 2 3 Party control granted to governor's party in the event of a tied house of the legislature.
  21. Resigned February 6, 2014 in anticipation of being appointed United States Ambassador to China.
  22. By statute, in the event of a tie chamber, the party of the Governor receives the Speakership. However, the committees and administration of the chamber and its committees were organized on a 50-50 basis, with an equal number of chairmen and members of both parties. [2]
  23. By statute, in the event of a tie chamber, the party of the Governor receives the Presidency. However, the committees and administration of the chamber and its committees were organized on a 50-50 basis, with an equal number of chairmen and members of both parties. [2]
  24. Resigned to take a presidential appointment to the International Boundary Commission.
  25. 1 2 Elected on bipartisan ticket.
  26. Constitution Party member caucused with Republicans.
  27. Resigned March 2017 to become the United States Secretary of the Interior.

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References

  1. 1 2 Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Majority and Minority Party Numbers 1889 - Present
  2. 1 2 Loepp, Daniel (1999). Sharing the Balance of Power: An Examination of Shared Power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94. University of Michigan Press. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-472-09702-9.

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