HOUSE

Montana MT-02 House2024

RACE AT A GLANCE

SEAT HELD

Troy Downing

RACE WINNER

Troy Downing

Seat held

RACE TYPE

OPEN

Matt Rosendale (R)

Retiring

RACE RATING

Last updated : Feb 2, 2023
Solid R

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Mar 6, 2023
D +50
R +50
R +16

Race 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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INCUMBENT

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

CANDIDATES

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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

Race Analysis

Updated: Aug 23, 2024

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