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Elections / 2018 · Senate · MT

The Democratic candidate won Montana's Senate seat D+3.6.

Montana, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Montana — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
253,876
50.3%
Republican (R)
235,963
46.8%
All others
14,545
2.9%
Margin
D+3.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jon TesterDDemocrat253,87650.3%
Matt RosendaleRRepublican235,96346.8%
Rick BreckenridgeOLibertarian14,5452.9%
Montana, 2018
DemocraticD+3.6
2018 presidential margin by county for Montana — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.YELLOWSTONE, MT · R+3.5MISSOULA, MT · D+37.4GALLATIN, MT · D+21.5FLATHEAD, MT · R+14.9LEWIS AND CLARK, MT · D+18.0CASCADE, MT · D+5.5RAVALLI, MT · R+19.1SILVER BOW, MT · D+45.5LAKE, MT · D+3.1PARK, MT · D+7.8LINCOLN, MT · R+34.6JEFFERSON, MT · R+10.2HILL, MT · D+20.3SANDERS, MT · R+29.0CARBON, MT · R+8.7FERGUS, MT · R+28.9GLACIER, MT · D+52.1MADISON, MT · R+20.3BEAVERHEAD, MT · R+20.2CUSTER, MT · R+16.8STILLWATER, MT · R+35.1BIG HORN, MT · D+31.4RICHLAND, MT · R+43.4DEER LODGE, MT · D+39.8DAWSON, MT · R+36.0VALLEY, MT · R+15.2ROOSEVELT, MT · D+19.4ROSEBUD, MT · R+7.5BROADWATER, MT · R+31.1TETON, MT · R+15.6BLAINE, MT · D+32.4POWELL, MT · R+22.3PONDERA, MT · R+8.8CHOUTEAU, MT · R+1.4MUSSELSHELL, MT · R+48.1SWEET GRASS, MT · R+34.3PHILLIPS, MT · R+40.8MINERAL, MT · R+19.2TOOLE, MT · R+30.6SHERIDAN, MT · R+16.8GRANITE, MT · R+19.6FALLON, MT · R+52.0JUDITH BASIN, MT · R+30.6MCCONE, MT · R+53.1LIBERTY, MT · R+22.5MEAGHER, MT · R+31.8POWDER RIVER, MT · R+56.0DANIELS, MT · R+37.2WHEATLAND, MT · R+29.0CARTER, MT · R+63.0GARFIELD, MT · R+71.8PRAIRIE, MT · R+41.8WIBAUX, MT · R+46.1GOLDEN VALLEY, MT · R+38.1TREASURE, MT · R+36.2PETROLEUM, MT · R+60.9
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
DemocraticDemocratic50.3%253,876
RepublicanRepublican46.8%235,963
OtherAll other candidates2.9%14,545
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Montana's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: −7.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2020−7.1%DR19762024
Montana's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+28.3%
1978+11.4%
1982+12.8%
1984+16.2%
1988−3.7%
1990+38.7%
1994−24.7%
1996+4.9%
2000−3.3%
2002+31.0%
2006+0.9%
2008+45.8%
2012+3.7%
2014−17.7%
2018+3.6%
2020−10.0%
2024−7.1%