2014 Montana Senate election

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2014 Montana Senate election
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25 out of 50 seats in the Montana Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jeff Essmann
(term-limited)		 Jon Sesso
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 7, 2013 January 5, 2013
Leader's seat District 28 District 37
Last election 29 21
Seats after 29 21
Seat change Steady Steady
President before election

Jeff Essmann
Republican

 Elected President

Debby Barrett
Republican

The 2014 Montana Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control the Montana Senate for the following two years in the 64th Montana legislature. Twentyfive out of 50 seats in the Montana Senate were up for election and the primary was held on June 3, 2014. Prior to the election, 29 seats were held by Republicans and 21 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, meaning Republicans maintained their majority in the State Senate.[1][2]

Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Likely R October 20, 2014

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 8: Shannon Augare retired.
  2. District 11: Anders Blewett retired.
  3. District 12: Mitch Tropila was term-limited.
  4. District 32: Larry Jent was term-limited.
  5. District 49: David Wanzenried was term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 4: Jon Sonju retired.
  2. District 5: Verdell Jackson was term-limited.
  3. District 29: Edward Walker retired.
  4. District 30: Jason Priest retired.
  5. District 34: Art Wittich retired.
  6. District 42: Dave Lewis was term-limited.

Closest races

Results

References

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