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The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Montana. The body is composed of 50 senators elected for four years. [ 1 ] Half of the Senate is up for election every two years.
One day out from Election Day 2024 and Republican control of the Senate is suddenly looking a lot less certain. It had been seen as a near-inevitability by some for months.
It’s the first time in almost a century that one party totally dominates in Montana. Corporations and mining barons known as the Copper Kings once had a corrupt chokehold on the state’s politics, and an aversion to outsiders that arose from those times has faded, replaced by a partisan fervor that Republicans capitalized on during the election.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Montana. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Tester lost re-election to a fourth term, being defeated by Republican nominee Tim Sheehy. Sheehy's victory gave Republicans control of both of Montana ...
He’s represented Montana in the Senate for 18 years. In that time, he’s become an oddity in his own state: Republicans have swept both chambers of the state legislature and all other statewide ...
Tester was first elected to represent the 45th district in the Montana Senate in 1998. Before running for State Senate, Tester served on the Big Sandy school board for a decade. [13] He was elected the minority whip for the 2001 session. In 2002, he was reelected with 71% of the vote, [14] and he became minority leader in 2003. In 2004 he moved ...
The Senate is split 51 senators caucusing with the Democrats to 49 Republicans. West Virginia is widely expected to flip Republican, in party due to Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) not seeking reelection.
Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 2. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans Steve Daines (serving since 2015) and Tim Sheehy (serving since 2025). Democrat Max Baucus is the state's longest serving senator, serving from 1978 to 2014.