2002 Montana House of Representatives election

2002 Montana House of Representatives election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →

All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
Registered624,548[1]
Decrease10.56%
Turnout54.48%[1]
Decrease5.37%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Doug Mood David Wanzenried
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 58th district 68th district
Last election 58 42
Seats won 53 47
Seat change Decrease5 Increase5
Popular vote 159,141 148,845
Percentage 50.38% 47.12%
Swing Decrease2.39% Increase3.31%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker before election

Dan McGee
Republican

Elected Speaker

Doug Mood
Republican

An election was held on November 5, 2002 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 4, 2002.

Republicans retained control of the House despite a net loss of five seats, winning 53 seats compared to 48 seats for the Democrats.

  1. ^ a b "Montana Voter Turnout". Helena, U.S.A.: Secretary of State of Montana. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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