Montana's congressional districts
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From 1913 to 1993, Montana had two congressional districts. From 1913 to 1919, those seats were elected state-wide At-large on a general ticket. After 1919, however, the state was divided into geographical districts.
The first and second districts, therefore, existed from 1919 to 1993.
After 1993, the second seat was eliminated and the remaining seat was elected At-large.
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[edit] At-large
| Montana's At-largeth congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 902,165 |
| Median income | $33,024 |
| Ethnic composition | 90.6% White, 0.3% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 6.2% Native American, 0.6% other |
| Cook PVI | R+11 |
Montana is fully within one congressional district.
The district is currently the largest congressional district by population with over 900,000 constituents.
It has been represented since 2001 by Republican Denny Rehberg.
[edit] Politics
President George W. Bush won Montana in the 2004 Presidential election with 59.1% of the vote, beating John Kerry by 20 percentage points, which indicates that the district leans Republican. However, there is a significant Democratic presence in the state: as of 2006 the Governor's office, the state Senate, and both U.S. Senate seats are controlled by the Democrats, which should make the district competitive if Rehberg were to retire from office.
[edit] Early at-large district
From statehood in 1889, until the creation of geographic districts in 1919, Montana was represented in the United States House of Representatives by members elected at-large. From 1913 to 1919, in fact, there were two seats, still elected at-large. In the reapportionment following the 1990 census Montana lost one of its two seats, and its remaining member was again elected at-large.
[edit] List of representatives
| Congress | 1st seat | 2nd seat |
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| 51st (1889–1891) |
Thomas H. Carter (R) | |
| 52nd (1891–1893) |
William W. Dixon (R) | |
| 53rd (1893–1895) |
Charles S. Hartman (R) | |
| 54th (1895–1897) |
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| 55th (1897–1899) |
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| 56th (1899–1901) |
Albert J. Campbell (D) | |
| 57th (1901–1903) |
Caldwell Edwards (Populist) |
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| 58th (1903–1905) |
Joseph M. Dixon (R) | |
| 59th (1905–1907) |
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| 60th (1907–1909) |
Charles N. Pray (R) | |
| 61st (1909–1911) |
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| 62nd (1911–1913) |
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| 63rd (1913–1915) |
John M. Evans (D) | Tom Stout (D) |
| 64th (1915–1917) |
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| 65th (1917–1919) |
Jeannette Rankin (R) | |
| Seat eliminated 1919-1993 | ||
| 103rd (1993–1995) |
Pat Williams (D) | |
| 104th (1995–1997) |
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| 105th (1997–1999) |
Rick Hill (R) | |
| 106th (1999–2001) |
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| 107th (2001–2003) |
Dennis Rehberg (R) | |
| 108th (2003–2005) |
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| 109th (2005–2007) |
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| 110th (2007–2009) |
[edit] Recent election results
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998: Montana's At-large district | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Rick Hill | 175,748 | 53% | ||
| Democratic | Dusty Deschamps | 147,073 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 28,675 | 9% | |||
| Turnout | 0% | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000: Montana's At-large district | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Denny Rehberg | 210,990 | 52% | ||
| Democratic | Nancy Keenan | 189,701 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 21,289 | 5% | |||
| Turnout | 400,691 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002: Montana's At-large district | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Denny Rehberg | 211,714 | 64% | +12% | |
| Democratic | Steve Kelly | 107,478 | 33% | -14% | |
| Libertarian | Mike Fellows | 8,995 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 104,236 | 31% | |||
| Turnout | 328,187 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: Montana's At-large district | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Denny Rehberg | 285,170 | 64% | ||
| Democratic | Tracy Velazquez | 145,299 | 33% | ||
| Libertarian | Mike Fellows | 12,530 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 139,871 | 31% | |||
| Turnout | 442,999 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: Montana's At-large district | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Denny Rehberg | 238,031 | 59% | -5 | |
| Democratic | Monica Lindeen | 157,499 | 39% | +4 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Fellows | 7,747 | 2% | -1 | |
| Majority | 80,532 | 20% | -11 | ||
| Turnout | 403,277 | 100% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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