Montana State House

Last Updated June 21, 2022

HD 001 (Gunderson – R): Rep. Steve Gunderson is running for reelection in this safe Republican District and faces no opposition. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 002 (Duram – R): Rep. Neil Duram is in his second term, and is seeking a third in this safe Republican District, with no opposition. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 003 (Mitchell – R): Rep. Braxton Mitchellwas elected to his first term in 2020, and is seeking reelection after convincingly winning his primary. This has been a close district, with Democrat Zac Perryholding the seat for three terms before his resignation. Though Mitchell won by a convincing margin, this seat shouldn’t be considered “safe”. Andrea Gettsis trying to recapture this seat from the Democrats. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 004 (M. Regier – R): Rep. Matt Regier (son of Senator Keith Regier and brother of Rep. Amy Regier) has filed for a fourth and final term in 2022 in this safe Republican seat. However, the bigger question is likely how Regier’s decision will impact legislative leadership races. He has sought leadership positions the last two sessions only to come up short both times to current Speaker of the House, Wylie Galt. 

Kimberly Pinter is the Democrat candidate. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 005 (Fern – D): Rep. Dave Fern should be in good position to keep this seat in the Democrat column. Fern will face Lyn Bennett who won the Republican nomination. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 006 (A. Regier- R): Matt’s sister, and Keith’s daughter, first-term Rep. Amy Regier will be reelected with no opposition. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 007 (Garner – R): Rep. Frank Garner is termed out in 2022, so this is an open seat. This seat could be competitive, as Garner (a former Kalispell Police Chief) is locally popular, which could have made this seat look more Republican than it truly is. Republican Courtenay Sprunger won her primary and will face Democrat Angela Kennedy. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 008 (Fuller – R): Rep. John Fuller is vacating this seat to run for Senate. This should be a safe Republican seat, so lively primary is not surprising. Terry Falk won a four-way primary with a clear majority, and will face Libertarian Sid Daoud in the general election. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 009 (Putnam – R): First-term Rep. Brian Putnamdefeated conservative former Rep. David Dunn in a Republican Primary in 2020, but is not running again. Tony Brockman won a crowded GOP primary and will be the next Representative, because no Democrats filed here. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 010 (Noland – R): Rep. Mark Noland is prevented from seeking reelection by term limits. Longtime Senator Bob Keenan has filed and should be considered a heavy favorite. Mark Phillips is running on the Democrat side. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 011 (Skees – R): Rep. Derek Skees has developed an almost mythical reputation as a conservative stalwart in the legislature. He can do almost no wrong in the eyes of conservative activists, drives moderate and establishment Republican bonkers with his take-no-prisoners style, and Democrats can’t figure out how someone so annoying keeps getting elected. However, Skees is term limited in 2022, resulting in this safe Republican seat being open. Tanner Smith was able to win a three-way Republican primary with 56% and is now the only candidate running. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 012 (Reksten – R): Rep. Linda Reksten was just elected to fill this seat, formerly represented by former Speaker of the House and now Senator Greg Hertz. The seat has a definite Republican lean, favoring Reksten, who is running for another term. Sterling Laudon is the Democrat candidate. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 013 (Fielder – R): Rep. Paul Fielder(husband of former Senator and current Public Service Commissioner Jennifer Fielder), was just elected and is seeking reelection to this safe Republican seat. Colleen Hinds is running on the Democrat side. Updated 2/19/2022

HD 014 (Loge – R): Rep. Denley Loge is running for another term in this safe Republican seat. Randy Mitchell challenged Loge in a primary, but Loge was able to survive comfortably. No Democrats are running Updated 6/21/2022

HD 015 (Weatherwax – D): Rep. Marvin Weatherwax is running for reelection and survived a three-way primary. He will face Republican Ralph Foster, who was victorious in the GOP primary. I’m not sure if there is an underlying story here given the competitive primaries on both sides, but this should be a safe Dem seat. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 016 (Running Wolf – D): Rep. Tyson Running Wolf will win in this solid Democrat district, as he is the only candidate. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 017 (Fitzgerald – R): Rep. Ross Fitzgerald is running for reelection and survived a primary challenge in what is generally a safe GOP district 

Frequent candidate Barnett Sporkin-Morrison is running on the Democrat side. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 018 (Jones – R): Rep. Llew Jones has filed for reelection and will win. Jones has been in the legislature since being first elected in 2005 and has moved between the House and Senate to avoid term limits. His influence is immense, and he faces no opposition. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 019 (McKamey – R): Rep. Wendy McKamey is termed out, resulting in an open seat. We thought there might be a lively GOP primary here, as Cascade County has no shortage of fireworks, but Republican Russel Miner is the only one who filed. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 020 (Anderson – R): Rep. Fred Anderson is running again and will face off with Democrat Samantha Rispens. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 021 (Buttrey – R): Another influential moderate Republican, Rep. Ed Buttrey has managed to turn back many primary challenges and stay elected in close district. Buttrey has filed to run again and should be seen as a favorite. Lela Graham is running as a Democrat. Updated 11/27/21

HD 022 (Sheldon-Galloway – R): Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway has won some close races, and has gained influence in state Republican circles. She is seeking a fourth term in 2022 and should be seen as a favorite. Nick Henry is running on the Democrat side. Libertarian Tony Rosales is also running, and has a chance to play spoiler. Updated 2/5/2022

HD 023 (Kerns – R): Republican Rep. Scot Kerns defeated longtime legislator Brad Hamlett in 2020. This is generally a toss-up seat, though Hamlett was a more conservative Democrat. Kerns is running again, and will face Democrat Melissa Smith, who defeated Hamlett by 19 votes in the Democrat primary. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 024 (Galloway – R): Lola’s husband, Rep. Steve Galloway, defeated Democrat incumbent Rep. Barbara Bessette in 2020. Bessette is running again, setting up what should be a hard-fought rematch. Updated 11/27/21

HD 025 (Gist – R): Yet another Great Falls Republican who defeated a Democrat incumbent (Jasmine Krotkov) in 2020, Rep. Steve Gist can expect a close race in 2022 in this historically back and forth district. Krotkov has filed to seek a rematch in 2022. Updated 5/15/21

HD 026 (Trebas – R): Rep. Jeremy Trebas is running for Senate, creating an open seat. As is typical for Great Falls, expect a close race in 2022. George Nikolakakos won the Republican primary, while Kari Rosenleaf is running on the Democrat side. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 027 (Kassmier – R): Rep. Josh Kassmier is the only candidate here, so he will win a third term in this safe Republican seat. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 028 (Hill – R): The Havre House seat has swung between the two major parties every couple of years, and with former Rep. Jacob Bachmeier declining to run for reelection, Rep. Ed Hill was able to get this seat back to the GOP column. Hill is running for reelection and is being challenged by Paul Tuss, who lost a tough race against Senator Tempel four years ago. We expect this to be a close race. Updated 2/19/22

HD 029 (Flament – R): Rep. Dan Bartel would have been easily reelected, but instead was appointed to fill the Senate seat that Ryan Osmundson vacated to become Governor Gianforte’s Budget Director. Doug Flament was appointed to fill the seat and is running for a full term in this solid Republican seat. He faces no opposition. Updated 5/27/2022

HD 030 (Galt – R): Current Speaker of the House Wylie Galt is prevented from running by term limits, though the seat is safely Republican. James Bergstrom won the GOP nomination and will face Democrat Wendy Plamer. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 031 (Smith – D): Rep. Frank Smith has been in the legislature off and on since 1999. He survived a primary challenge from Kaci Wallette. The seat if pretty safely Democrat, but Arlie Gordon is running on the Republican side. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 032 (Windy Boy – D): Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy is an institution in Helena, having served in the House or Senate continuously since 2003. Probably the most conservative Democrat, he just keeps running and winning. He is the only person running this time around. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 033 (C. Knudsen – R): Rep. Casey Knudsen, the current Speaker Pro Tempore in the House, and is running for a 4thterm in this safe Republican seat. Knudsen tilts towards the libertarian side of the GOP spectrum, but has survived primaries in the past. 

Jordan Ophus is running on the Democratic side, but this is the longest of long shots for Democrats to win. Updated 1/15/2022

HD 034 (R. Knudsen – R): Rep. Rhonda Knudsen is not related to Casey, but is related to Attorney General Austin Knudsen(her son), who she succeeded in this seat. Knudsen is the only candidate in this race. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 035 (Ler – R): Rep. Brandon Ler defeated incumbent Republican Joel Krautter in a hard fought primary in 2020, in which Ler successfully challenged Krautter from the right. Ler is running again, this time he is the only candidate. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 036 (Phalen – R): Rep. Bob Phalen dominated a four-way Republican primary for an open seat in 2020 and faced no Democrat opposition. He has filed for reelection and faces no opposition on either side this time. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 037 (Schillinger – R): Rep. Jerry Schillinger was another conservative challenger who defeated an incumbent in a primary in 2020, in this case long time lawmaker Eric Moore. Schillinger is well-known in this sprawling Eastern Montana district and is the only candidate running here. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 038 (Holmlund – R): Rep. Ken Holmlund is prevented from running again by term limits, so this Miles City seat will be open. Traditionally this has been a swing seat, but has seemed to trend Republican over the past decade or so. Greg Kmetz emerged from a three-way primary on the Republican side. Steve Muggli, a former candidate for this seat, is running on the Democrat side. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 039 (Custer – R): This huge district runs from just east of Billings to just west of Miles City, but is dominated politically by Rosebud County. Rep. Geraldine Custer has built a reputation as one of, if not the, most liberal Republicans in the House, but is now termed out. Republican Gary Parry is the only candidate that filed. This Gary Parry is apparently different than the former legislator Gary Perry who ran for a Townsend-area Senate seat in 2020. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 040 (Usher – R): Rep. Barry Usher, a stalwart conservative, is leaving the House to run for the Senate. This seat is reliably Republican, but this district seems to generate regional candidates between Musselshell County, east Yellowstone County (Shepherd), and Usher’s base of west Yellowstone County. Shepherd Republicans Greg Oblander emerged from the primary and since no Democrats are running will be elected in the fall. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 041 (Whiteman Pena – D): Rep. Rynalea Whiteman-Pena is running for reelection, and should be able to easily hold this seat for the Democrats in 2022, though she will face a challenge from Republican Paul Green. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 042 (Stewart Peregoy – D): Rep. Sharon Stewart Peregoy has been around for a while, serving in the Senate prior to her House service. She should be safe in her bid for reelection, though Virginia McDonald is running on the GOP side. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 043 (Seekins-Crowe – R): A first-term Republican, Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe is the only candidate, guaranteeing a second term without ever facing an opponent. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 044 (Brewster – R): Rep. Larry Brewster is another first-term Republican in the Billings Heights, and while this seat has had some relatively close races recently, it wasn’t close in 2020. Brewster had appeared ready to run for State Senate, but has since moved back to defending his House seat, where he should be seen as a favorite for reelection. Brewster will face Democrat Melissa Smith, who is a different Melissa Smith than the one running in Great Falls. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 045 (Zolnikov – R): Rep. Katie Zolnikov followed in the footsteps of her husband Daniel Zolnikov after he termed out. Zolnikov faces no opposition for a 2nd term. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 046 (Mercer – R): Rep. Bill Mercer is running for a third term in this safe district. Arguably the most over-qualified member of House, it would not be surprising to see this former US Attorney run for a higher office at some point. He does face a challenge from Democrat Tim Warburton Updated 5/28/2022

HD 047 (Kelker – D): Rep. Kathy Kelker is termed out in 2022, so this will be an open seat. Expect a lively race, though Democrats should be favored to keep the seat. Denise Baum is running for the Democrats, while Thomas Madigan is running as a Republican. Updated 1/7/2022

HD 048 (Karjala – D): Another Democrat open seat due to term limits, expect a competitive general election, though Democrats should retain an edge. Jennifer Merecki, a previously unsuccessful candidate in other races, is running as a Democrat. 

The Republican side has been a bit in flux with candidates filing then withdrawing, but it looks like Jodee Etchart will be the Republican nominee. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 049 (Kerr-Carpenter – D): Rep. Emma Kerr—Carpenter initially won her seat by winning a competitive Democrat primary in 2018, establishing her reputation as a solid campaigner. Kerr-Carpenter is running again and should be expected to win again in 2022. Jeff Wylie is the Republican candidate. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 050 (Stromswold – R): Rep. Mallerie Stromswold defeated a Democrat incumbent in 2020. A general in this seat is always going to be competitive, and Stromswold’s ability to win may come down to the quality of candidate the Democrats put up, as well as her ability to defend her voting record. Stromswold has filed to seek reelection. James Reavis won a hard-fought Democrat primary. Updated 6/21/22 

HD 051 (Yakawich – R): Typically about as close to a 50/50 district as we find, Rep. Frank Fleming won two competitive races against credible Democrats. However, Rep. Fleming passed away a few months ago and Mike Yakawich was appointed to fill the see. Yakawich is running for a full term, and will face Democrat Carole Boerner. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 052 (Essmann – R): Rep. Jimmy Patelis could have run for reelection, but resigned to accept a role on the Parole Board, resulting in an open seat. This is a close seat, but Republicans seem to maintain a consistent edge. Rep. Sherry Essmann was recently appointed to fill the remainder of Patelis’ term, and has said she will run for a full term. Essmann’s husband is political veteran Jeff Essmann. Essmann likely begins as a slight favorite, and will face off with Democrat Jenna Martin. Updated 5/28/2022

HD 053 (Lenz – R): Rep. Dennis Lenz is term limited, but the seat is safely Republican. It initially looked like this would draw an interesting primary, with Nelly Nicol, former candidate for State Auditor, and former State Senator Ed Walker filing as Republicans. However, when the dust settled Nicol was the only candidate on either side that ended up filing. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 054 (Moore – R): Rep. Terry Moore will easily win a 3rd term, as he is the only candidate. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 055 (Ricci – R): Rep. Vince Ricci is prevented from running due to term limits. Local politics can be a big deal in this Laurel district, but the seat definitely leans Republican after being a close seat a decade or so ago. After some shuffling, Lee Deming won a Republican primary and is the only candidate left in the race. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 056 (Vinton – R): Rep. Sue Vinton, the current House Majority Leader, has filed for reelection and will easily retain her seat, as she is the only person running. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 057 (Nave – R): First-term Rep. Fiona Nave is running again and should be a safe bet to win in this Republican seat. However, she will face a challenge from Democrat Tommy Flanagan. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 058 (Berglee – R): This Carbon County seat will be open due to term limits. Democrats usually contest the race, but the heavy Republican lean of the district makes the GOP primary the race to watch. Republican Brad Barker and Democrat Judith Gregory are running for the seat. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 059 (Malone – R): Republican Rep. Marty Malone is running for and will likely win reelection. He will have to get through Democrat Ruth Weissman, but this is a very Republican seat. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 060 (Bishop – D): Rep. Laurie Bishop has held this Livingston seat fairly easily for three terms, despite its somewhat swingy history. We had expected an open seat with Bishop running for Congress, but she has abandoned that run and is now seeking reelection.

Former Representative Dan Skattum is challenging Bishop. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 061 (Hamilton – D): Rep. Jim Hamilton may not be a favorite of the Democrat establishment, surviving a somewhat close primary in 2020, but he is running for reelection and should be considered a favorite at this point. Peter Bower is the Republican candidate. Steve Kelly of the Green party might be able to play spoiler. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 062 (Stafman – D): Rep. Ed Stafman won his first term without opposition in 2020. He has filed for reelection and is favored to retain his seat. Marc Greendorfer is the Republican candidate Updated 5/30/2022

HD 063 (Buckley – D): Another spouse of a former Representative, Rep. Alice Buckley succeeded her husband, current Commissioner Zack Brown, in this seat. She is running for reelection and should be considered a heavy favorite for reelection, though she will face a challenge from Republican Catherine Purcell. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 064 (Gillette – R): Rep. Jane Gillette won a hard-fought primary to win a first term in 2020, but running as an incumbent should be easier in this Republican district. Gillette is running for reelection. She will face a challenge from Democrat Alanah Griffith and Libertarian Doug Campbell. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 065 (Kortum – D): Rep. Kelly Kortum won his first term handily, and should continue to hold this safe Democrat seat, though he will face opposition from Republican James Cocco. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 066 (Hayman – D): Rep. Denise Hayman is term limited, creating an open seat in a safe Democrat district. Senator JP Pomnichowski had filed, then withdrew. Democrat Eric Matthews is the only candidate. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 067 (J. Hinkle – R): Rep. Jed Hinkle rejoined the legislature after losing his Senate seat in 2018. He should be a safe bet to win reelection, but will face Democrat Elizabeth Marum. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 068 (C. Hinkle – R): Rep. Caleb Hinkle, Jed’s brother, defeated Republican incumbent Bruce Grubbs in a primary in 2020, and won the rematch this year. Hinkle will face Joe Hancock, the Democrat candidate, in the general election. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 069 (Carlson – R): Rep. Jennifer Carlson won an impressive primary over former County Commissioner Don Seifert. She should be a favorite for reelection in this heavily Republican district, though Rocky Hamilton has filed as a Democrat and Carl Mohler Jr. is running on the Libertarian ticket. Updated 2/5/22

HD 070 (Dooling – R): Rep. Julie Dooling has won a couple of primaries, which seem to be the only obstacle to this seat in this Republican area. Julie, who has filed for reelection, and her husband Joe (a PSC candidate) are active in Lewis and Clark County Republican circles, which helps greatly in this district. 

Jon Jackson ran as a Republican for this seat in 2018, losing in the primary to Dooling, but is the Democrat nominee after winning a close primary this time around. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 071 (Walsh – R): Rep. Ken Walsh won his first term in 2020, and no other candidates decided to seek this seat this time around. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 072 (Welch – R): Rep. Tom Welch has filed for reelection and should be expected to win a 4th and final term. Holt Gibson is running as a Democrat. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 073 (Keane – D): Rep. Jim Keane has seemingly been around as long as Montana has been a state, but is reportedly stepping down. Former Rep. Art Noonan is running on the Democrat side and should be considered the heavy favorite. Republican Jason Freeman is also running. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 074 (Harvey – D): Rep. Derek Harvey is running again in this safe Democrat seat. James Kephart is challenging him on the Republican ticket. Updated 2/5/22

HD 075 (Bertoglio – R): Rep. Marta Bertoglio defeated a Republican incumbent, Greg DeVries, in a primary by appealing to the left flank of the GOP. Bertoglio is running again and easily dispatched a primary challenge. No Democrats are running. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 076 (Hawk – D): Rep. Donavon Hawk has filed for reelection is probably the favorite, though he will face a challenge from frequent Republican candidate Suzzann Nordwick. Updated 2/19/2022

HD 077 (Novak – D): Rep. Sara Novak is running for reelection and is expected to keep this Anaconda-area district, which is traditionally Democrat, but was closer than expected in 2020. Long-time Northwestern Energy lobbyist John Fitzpatrick (Senator Steve Fitzpatrick’s father), is running on the Republican side and could be a credible candidate. Updated 2/5/2022

HD 078 (Frazer – R): Rep. Gregory Frazer picked up this traditionally Democrat seat for Republicans in 2020. He is running again and easily won his primary. Bizarrely, the Democrats did not come up with a candidate here. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 079 (Farris-Olsen – D): Rep. Rob Farris-Olsen lost a 2018 primary but was appointed to fill in for the retiring former Rep. Jenny Eck. He survived a primary challenge in 2022, but will not run again. Laura Smith will be the Democrat candidate. 

Dennison Rivera, a Republican activist who lost to Farris-Olsen by over 700 votes in 2020, filed to run again, but recently dropped out. I have not heard who will replace him, but I expect it will be an unsuccessful candidate from an area GOP primary. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 080 (Beard – R): Rep. Becky Beard has filed for and will win a 4th term, as she is the only candidate in this very Republican seat. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 081 (Caferro – D): Rep. Mary Caferro is in her second stint in the House, with two Senate terms in between. However, Caferro switched to HD 82 creating an open seat. Democrat Melissa Romano, twice defeated by Alsie Arntzen for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, convincingly won a three-way primary. She will face Republican Jill Sarkin the general. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 082 (Funk – D): Rep. Moffie Funk is termed out in 2022, so this seat will be open. Rep. Mary Caffero has filed to run here, instead of in her HD 81. Alden Tonkay is running as a Republican. Updated 6/22/2022

HD 083 (Abbott – D): Minority Leader Rep. Kim Abbott easily survived a spirited challenge from Republican Darin Gaub in 2020, and should be safe for reelection in 2022. She will face off against Bob Leach, a frequent GOP candidate for Lewis and Clark County legislative seats. Updated 2/5/2022

HD 084 (Dunwell – D): An open seat due to term limits, this traditional toss-up seat has been held by Democrat Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell for four terms. Termed-out Sen. Jill Cohenour easily won a Democrat primary here. She will face Republican Kaitlyn Ruch who was victorious in her own primary. The Democrats should have an edge in the seat, especially with Cohenour running. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 085 (Binkley – R): Rep. Michelle Brinkley won a crowded primary in 2020 to win her first term. She faces Democrat Rosan Stover this year. Updated 5/30/2022 

HD 086 (Bedey – R): Rep. David Bedey has gained a reputation as moderate solutions caucus Republican, but he easily held off a primary challenger in 2020 and did so again this year. 

Anne Brown is running on the Democrat side. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 087 (Marshall – R): Rep. Ron Marshall in another Ravalli County Republican coming off a win in a crowded primary. His race seemed to mostly avoid the moderate/conservative dynamic usually in play in Republican primaries, as opposed to HD 85. Marshall should be favored to win reelection. His only opposition is from Will Lovett Moore, and Independent. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 088 (Greef – R): Rep. Sharon Greef succeeded her husband, former 4-term Rep. Edward Greef, in 2018, and survived a three-way primary in 2020, but is reportedly not seeking reelection. Wayne Rusk won a Republican primary here. Electability may be an issue for Rusk due to past legal problems, including getting two DUIs in a three week period in 2014. The winner of the Republican primary should easily win this seat, though Rusk’s legal history could provide an opening for a strong Democrat.

Ko Moua is seeking the seat for the Democrats. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 089 (Sullivan – D): Rep. Katie Sullivan is very likely safe in this Missoula seat. Gary Wanberg will be the GOP sacrificial lamb. Updated 2/19/2022

HD 090 (Marler – D): Rep. Marilyn Marler has filed for reelection and should be considered safe to retain her Democrat seat, though she has drawn a host of opponents. Alan Ault is running on the GOP side, while Josiah Hinke (relative of Caleb and Jedidiah?) is running as a Libertarian, and Gary Marbut is running on the Green party ticket. I’ll note that Gary Marbut is head of the Montana Shooting Sports Association and very vocal in support of expanded gun rights, certainly not the typical Green party individual. He does have a history, though, of running as a Green or Independent in legislative races. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 091 (Keogh – D): Another safe Democrat Missoula seat, Rep. Connie Keogh should be favored to win a 3rd term, for which she has filed. Anthony Pawlisz is running as a Republican. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 092 (Hopkins – R): Be it primary or general election, Rep. Mike Hopkins always seems to have a tough race. This includes winning a Republican primary in 2018 by 2 votes to secure his second term. He won his third term by defeating the Democrat challenger by over 600 votes in 2020, which qualifies as a landslide for Hopkins. Hopkins is running for a fourth term, so we’ll see how close the race is this time! Gary Stein is the Democrat candidate. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 093 (Read – R): Rep. Joe Read can be a bit hard to figure out, voting as a moderate, a conservative, or a libertarian depending on one’s perspective. He survived a primary challenge in 2020 and should be considered a favorite heading into 2022. This district can be a bit swingy, being represented by Democrat Rep. John Fleming in 2017-18. Democrat Shirley Azzopardi and Libertarian Devin Braaten are running against Read. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 094 (France – D): First-term Democrat Rep. Tom France has filed for reelection and should be considered a favorite, but this seat has been close in the past. Rebecca Mapston is running as a Republican. Updated 11/6/2021

HD 095 (Tenenbaum – D): Rep. Danny Tenenbaum will not seek reelection. Democrat SJ Howell has filed and faces off against Republican Lauren Smith and Libertarian J.C. Windmueller. This is a pretty safe Dem seat. Updated 5/30/2022

HD 096 (Whitman – R): Republican Rep. Kathy Whitman is the latest to hold this seat, after winning by less than 200 votes in 2020. This seat has changed parties every year since its present configuration began in 2014. Expect another close race. Whitman is running for reelection, and will face Democrat Jonathan Karlen. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 097 (Tschida – R): Rep. Brad Tschida cannot run again due to term limits. This seat leans Republican, so expect the winner of the Republican primary to start out with a slight edge. Lyn Hellegaard won a hard-fought GOP primary, while Devin Jackson is running as a Democrat. Updated 6/21/2022

HD 098 (Curdy – D): Rep. Willis Curdy will also not be running due to term limits. Bob Carter won the Democrat nomination. Democrats have a strong advantage here, though Sonia Shearer is the Republican candidate, and Libertarian Richard Armerding is also running Updated 6/21/2022

HD 099 (Thane – D): Rep. Mark Thane has filed for reelection and will likely retain this safe Democrat seat. He will have to fend off Republican Ryan Darling. Updated 2/5/22

HD 100 (Olsen – D): This is a safe Democrat seat that will be open due to term limits. Zooey Zephyr won the Democrat primary. Sean Patrick McCoy is running a longshot race as a Republican, and Libertarian Michael Vanecek is running as well. Updated 6/21/2022