New district map helps Montana Democrats to legislative gains
The Montana state Capitol in Helena, Montana on June 16, 2023. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Tuesday’s election, the first held with Montana’s newly drawn legislative district maps, saw Democrats pick up House and Senate seats in the state Legislature even as the party’s candidates were soundly rebuffed in elections for statewide and federal offices.
Regardless, Republicans will remain in firm control of the Legislature. Based on unofficial vote counts available as of Thursday, Montana Democrats appear likely to hold 41 of 100 House and 18 of 50 Senate seats when the 2025 Legislature convenes early next year.
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