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The2010 congressional elections in Montana was held on November 2, 2010, and determined who would represent thestate ofMontana in theUnited States House of Representatives. Montana has one seat in the House, apportioned according to the2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected will serve in the112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis McDonald | 24,014 | 38.42 | |
| Democratic | Tyler Gernant | 15,177 | 24.28 | |
| Democratic | Melinda Gopher | 13,170 | 21.07 | |
| Democratic | Sam Rankin | 10,138 | 16.22 | |
| Total votes | 62,499 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Denny Rehberg (inc.) | 96,796 | 74.69 | |
| Republican | Mark T. French | 25,344 | 19.56 | |
| Republican | A. J. Otjen | 7,461 | 5.76 | |
| Total votes | 129,601 | 100.00 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe R | November 1, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[3] | Safe R | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | November 1, 2010 |
| RCP[5] | Safe R | November 1, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[6] | Safe R | October 28, 2010 |
| New York Times[7] | Safe R | November 1, 2010 |
| FiveThirtyEight[7] | Safe R | November 1, 2010 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Denny Rehberg (inc.) | 217,696 | 60.41 | |
| Democratic | Dennis McDonald | 121,954 | 33.84 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Fellows | 20,691 | 5.74 | |
| Total votes | 360,341 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Source[9]
| Denny Rehberg Republican | Dennis McDonald Democratic | Mike Fellows Libertarian | Margin | Total | |||||
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| County | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes |
| Beaverhead | 2,716 | 72.82% | 840 | 22.52% | 174 | 4.66% | 984 | 26.38% | 3,730 |
| Big Horn | 1,600 | 40.73% | 2,152 | 54.79% | 176 | 4.48% | 552 | 14.05% | 3,928 |
| Blaine | 1,165 | 63.77% | 613 | 33.55% | 49 | 2.68% | 552 | 30.21% | 1,827 |
| Broadwater | 1,895 | 73.25% | 551 | 21.30% | 141 | 5.45% | 1,344 | 51.95% | 2,587 |
| Carbon | 2,837 | 58.87% | 1,667 | 34.59% | 315 | 6.54% | 1,170 | 24.28% | 4,819 |
| Carter | 613 | 89.49% | 54 | 7.88% | 18 | 2.63% | 559 | 81.61% | 685 |
| Cascade | 16,241 | 62.05% | 8,867 | 33.88% | 1,064 | 4.07% | 7,374 | 28.18% | 26,172 |
| Chouteau | 1,703 | 73.98% | 509 | 22.11% | 90 | 3.91% | 1,194 | 51.87% | 2,302 |
| Custer | 2,699 | 66.54% | 1,163 | 28.67% | 194 | 4.78% | 1,536 | 37.87% | 4,056 |
| Daniels | 629 | 70.99% | 202 | 22.80% | 55 | 6.21% | 427 | 48.19% | 886 |
| Dawson | 2,459 | 67.83%' | 1,007 | 27.78% | 159 | 4.39% | 1,452 | 40.06% | 3,625 |
| Deer Lodge | 1,347 | 40.13% | 1,828 | 54.45% | 182 | 5.42% | 481 | 14.33% | 3,357 |
| Fallon | 864 | 78.76% | 202 | 18.41% | 31 | 2.83% | 662 | 60.35% | 1,097 |
| Fergus | 3,795 | 73.50% | 1,130 | 21.89% | 238 | 4.61% | 2,665 | 51.62% | 5,163 |
| Flathead | 21,153 | 67.68% | 8,127 | 26.00% | 1,975 | 6.32% | 13,026 | 41.68 | 31,255 |
| Gallatin | 18,221 | 58.56% | 11,125 | 35.75% | 1,769 | 5.69% | 7,096 | 22.81% | 31,115 |
| Garfield | 569 | 84.05% | 75 | 11.08% | 33 | 4.87% | 494 | 72.97% | 677 |
| Glacier | 1,316 | 49.46% | 1,246 | 46.82% | 99 | 3.72% | 70 | 2.63% | 2,661 |
| Golden Valley | 278 | 68.64% | 108 | 26.67% | 19 | 4.69% | 170 | 41.98% | 405 |
| Granite | 985 | 68.45% | 348 | 24.18% | 106 | 7.37% | 637 | 44.27% | 1,439 |
| Hill | 3,142 | 60.70% | 1,787 | 34.52% | 247 | 4.77% | 1,355 | 26.18% | 5,176 |
| Jefferson | 3,430 | 65.25% | 1,529 | 29.09% | 298 | 5.67% | 1,901 | 36.16% | 5,257 |
| Judith Basin | 794 | 75.05% | 229 | 21.64% | 35 | 3.31% | 565 | 53.40% | 1,058 |
| Lake | 6,014 | 58.66% | 3,517 | 34.31% | 721 | 7.03% | 2,497 | 24.36% | 10,252 |
| Lewis and Clark | 14,221 | 56.54% | 9,684 | 38.50% | 1,246 | 4.95% | 4,537 | 18.04% | 25,151 |
| Liberty | 706 | 76.81% | 178 | 19.28% | 39 | 4.22% | 528 | 57.20% | 923 |
| Lincoln | 4,926 | 69.16% | 1,688 | 23.70% | 509 | 7.15% | 3,238 | 45.46% | 7,123 |
| Madison | 2,541 | 70.04% | 847 | 23.35% | 240 | 6.62% | 1,694 | 46.69% | 3,628 |
| McCone | 631 | 71.62% | 220 | 24.97% | 30 | 3.41% | 411 | 46.65% | 881 |
| Meagher | 610 | 74.66% | 152 | 18.60% | 55 | 6.73% | 458 | 56.06% | 817 |
| Mineral | 1,135 | 62.67% | 530 | 29.27% | 146 | 8.06% | 605 | 33.41% | 1,811 |
| Missoula | 17,789 | 47.14% | 17,637 | 46.73% | 2,314 | 6.13% | 152 | 0.40% | 37,740 |
| Musselshell | 1,356 | 72.40% | 385 | 20.56% | 132 | 7.05% | 971 | 51.84% | 1,873 |
| Park | 4,148 | 60.28% | 2,355 | 34.22% | 378 | 5.49% | 1,793 | 26.06% | 6,881 |
| Petroleum | 194 | 78.23% | 40 | 16.13% | 14 | 5.65% | 154 | 62.10% | 248 |
| Phillips | 1,490 | 80.76% | 274 | 14.85% | 81 | 4.39% | 1,216 | 65.91% | 1,845 |
| Pondera | 1,513 | 72.22% | 516 | 24.63% | 66 | 3.15% | 997 | 47.59% | 2,095 |
| Powder River | 708 | 80.18% | 139 | 15.74% | 36 | 4.08% | 569 | 64.44% | 883 |
| Powell | 1,513 | 68.90% | 538 | 24.50% | 145 | 6.60% | 975 | 44.40% | 2,196 |
| Prairie | 434 | 71.93% | 138 | 22.89% | 31 | 5.14% | 296 | 49.09% | 603 |
| Ravalli | 11,506 | 65.07% | 4,887 | 27.64% | 1,290 | 7.30% | 6,619 | 37.43% | 17,683 |
| Richland | 2,767 | 74.52% | 791 | 21.30% | 155 | 4.17% | 1,976 | 53.22% | 3,713 |
| Roosevelt | 1,559 | 54.30% | 1,211 | 42.18% | 101 | 3.52% | 338 | 11.77% | 2,871 |
| Rosebud | 1,507 | 56.76% | 990 | 37.29% | 158 | 5.95% | 517 | 19.47% | 2,655 |
| Sanders | 3,386 | 65.99% | 1,324 | 25.80% | 421 | 8.21% | 2,062 | 40.19% | 5,131 |
| Sheridan | 1,052 | 63.72% | 523 | 31.68% | 76 | 4.60% | 529 | 32.04% | 1,651 |
| Silver Bow | 5,133 | 43.71% | 6,044 | 51.47% | 586 | 4.99% | 911 | 7.76% | 11,743 |
| Stillwater | 2,549 | 68.01% | 984 | 26.25% | 215 | 5.74% | 1,565 | 41.76% | 3,748 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,250 | 72.55% | 394 | 22.87% | 79 | 4.59% | 856 | 49.68% | 1,723 |
| Teton | 1,932 | 70.80% | 654 | 23.96% | 143 | 5.24% | 1,278 | 46.83% | 2,729 |
| Toole | 1,293 | 73.97% | 366 | 20.94% | 89 | 5.09% | 927 | 53.03% | 1,748 |
| Treasure | 272 | 70.83% | 93 | 24.22% | 19 | 4.95% | 179 | 46.61% | 384 |
| Valley | 2,300 | 68.23% | 944 | 28.00% | 127 | 3.77% | 1,356 | 40.23% | 3,371 |
| Wheatland | 713 | 71.09% | 250 | 24.93% | 40 | 3.99% | 463 | 46.16% | 1,003 |
| Wibaux | 349 | 72.56% | 110 | 22.87% | 22 | 4.57% | 239 | 49.69% | 481 |
| Yellowstone | 29,768 | 57.82% | 18,192 | 35.34% | 3,520 | 6.84% | 11,576 | 22.49% | 51,480 |
| Preceded by 2008 elections | United States House elections in Montana 2010 | Succeeded by 2012 elections |