Montana MT-02 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
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RACE WINNER
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Seat held
RACE TYPE
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Matt Rosendale (R)
Retiring
RACE RATING
Last updated : Feb 2, 2023COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Mar 6, 2023Race summary
GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale was a thorn in the side of House Republican leadership during his tenure in Congress.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Mar 11, 2024
Primary Election: Jun 4, 2024
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Matt Rosendale
First Elected: 2020
Last General Election: 56.5%
Last Primary Election: 75.7%
Full Bio:
ROSENDALE, Matthew M., Sr., a Representative from Montana; born in Baltimore, Md., July 7, 1960; graduated from Queen Anne’s County High School, Centreville, Md, 1978; attended Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, Md.; sales representative; rancher; real estate developer; member of the Montana state house of representatives, 2011–2013; member of the Montana state senate, 2013–2017, majority leader, 2015–2017; Montana state auditor, 2017–2020; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 2018; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Montana - 02
East: Billings, Great Falls, Helena
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
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2016 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Aug 23, 2024
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