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The2014 Montana Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control theMontana Senate for the following two years in the64th Montana legislature. Twentyfive out of 50 seats in theMontana Senate were up for election and the primary was held on June 3, 2014. Prior to the election, 29 seats were held byRepublicans and 21 seats were held byDemocrats. 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 |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chas Vincent (incumbent) | 5,583 | 77.02% | |
| Democratic | Terence Gill | 1,666 | 22.98% | |
| Total votes | 7,249 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Blasdel | 3,960 | 68.32% | |
| Democratic | Diane Taylor | 1,836 | 31.68% | |
| Total votes | 5,796 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Keenan | 5,129 | 73.93% | |
| Democratic | Daniel King | 1,809 | 26.07% | |
| Total votes | 6,938 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lea Whitford | 2,713 | 67.69% | |
| Republican | Liane Johnson | 1,295 | 32.31% | |
| Total votes | 4,008 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Llew Jones (incumbent) | 5,647 | 75.82% | |
| Democratic | David Brownell | 1,801 | 24.18% | |
| Total votes | 7,448 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward Buttrey (incumbent) | 3,494 | 53.90% | |
| Democratic | Vonnie Brown | 2,988 | 46.10% | |
| Total votes | 6,482 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Sheehy Moe | 3,010 | 53.69% | |
| Republican | Sheridan Buck | 2,596 | 46.31% | |
| Total votes | 5,606 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Hoven | 2,385 | 51.09% | |
| Democratic | Carlie Boland | 2,283 | 48.91% | |
| Total votes | 4,668 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kris Hansen | 4,080 | 56.07% | |
| Democratic | Greg Jergeson (incumbent) | 3,196 | 43.93% | |
| Total votes | 7,276 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick Moore (incumbent) | 5,222 | 68.17% | |
| Democratic | Bill McChesney | 2,438 | 31.83% | |
| Total votes | 7,660 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Duane Ankney | 6,279 | 81.27% | |
| Democratic | Hod O'Donnell | 1,447 | 18.73% | |
| Total votes | 7,726 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doug Kary | 4,106 | 64.30% | |
| Democratic | Steven Fugate | 2,280 | 35.70% | |
| Total votes | 6,386 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary McNally | 3,581 | 54.01% | |
| Republican | Tonya Shellnutt | 3,049 | 45.99% | |
| Total votes | 6,630 | 100.0% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cary Smith | 6,351 | 71.71% | |
| Democratic | Eric Johnson | 2,506 | 28.29% | |
| Total votes | 8,857 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Howard | 5,605 | 66.06% | |
| Democratic | Elli Elliott | 2,879 | 33.94% | |
| Total votes | 8,484 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nels Swandal | 5,861 | 68.59% | |
| Democratic | Mary Murphy | 2,684 | 31.41% | |
| Total votes | 8,545 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jedediah Hinkle | 3,840 | 55.89% | |
| Democratic | Franke Wilmer | 3,030 | 44.11% | |
| Total votes | 6,870 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Pomnichowski | 4,012 | 57.84% | |
| Republican | Bryan Rogan | 2,474 | 35.66% | |
| Libertarian | Joan Stanley | 451 | 6.50% | |
| Total votes | 6,937 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon Vance | 4,518 | 69.71% | |
| Democratic | April Buonamici | 1,963 | 30.29% | |
| Total votes | 6,481 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Caferro (incumbent) | 5,888 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 5,888 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jill Cohenour | 4,028 | 53.86% | |
| Republican | Joe Dooling | 3,451 | 46.14% | |
| Total votes | 7,479 | 100.0% | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Connell | 5,929 | 70.80% | |
| Democratic | Robert Schumacher | 2,445 | 29.20% | |
| Total votes | 8,374 | 100.0% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cynthia Wolken | 3,528 | 57.67% | |
| Republican | Mike Hopkins | 2,590 | 42.33% | |
| Total votes | 6,118 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diane Sands | 3,933 | 50.20% | |
| Republican | Dick Haines | 3,902 | 49.80% | |
| Total votes | 7,835 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Facey (incumbent) | 6,020 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 6,020 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||