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      Home/Elections/2022/US House/Montana/MT-02
      2022·US House·Montana·District profile →

      Montana District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Matthew M Rosendale, Sr.
      56.6%121,979 votes
      Runner-up
      IND
      Gary Buchanan
      21.9%47,195 votes
      Margin
      R+36.4
      215,672 total votes
      4 candidates215,672 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Matthew M Rosendale, Sr.REP✓
      		REP121,97956.6%
      Gary BuchananIND
      		IND47,19521.9%
      Penny RonningDEM
      		DEM43,48020.2%
      Sam RankinLIB
      		LIB3,0181.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+29.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.7
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202433.6%63.2%R+29.5280,903
      202035.3%62.2%R+26.8287,037
      201631.5%61.1%R+29.6242,332
      201238.7%58.4%R+19.7242,600
      200844.6%51.9%R+7.3247,522

      Seat History

      US House in Montana

      2024
      Troy DowningREP
      R+32.0
      Redistricted
      1990
      Ron MarleneeREP
      R+25.9
      1988
      Ron MarleneeREP
      R+11.1
      1986
      Ron MarleneeREP
      R+6.9
      1984
      Ron MarleneeREP
      R+31.9
      1982
      Ron MarieneeREP
      R+9.5
      Redistricted
      1980
      Ron MarleneeREP
      R+18.1
      1978
      Ron MarleneeREP
      R+13.7
      1976
      Ron MarlenceREP
      R+9.9
      View all US House history for Montana →

      Candidates

      Matthew M Rosendale, Sr.REP
      Record1W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2022-2022
      US House
      Full profile →
      Penny RonningDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2022-2022
      US House
      Full profile →
      Gary BuchananIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2022-2022
      US House
      Full profile →
      Sam RankinLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+18.8
      Career1982-2022
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
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