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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in Montana

Max Baucus (Democrat) beat Mike Taylor (Republican) in Montana in 2002, 62.7% to 31.7%, a margin of 31.0 points and 101,242 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1996, when Max Baucus also won.

Democrats led in 54 of the 56 counties and Republicans in 2. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 46,107 votes and went to the Democrat by 34.6 points. The closest was Sweet Grass, where 12 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Max Baucus won Democratic 204,853 62.7%
Mike Taylor Republican 103,611 31.7%
All other candidates 18,073 5.5%
Total326,537

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 29,750 64.5% 13,796 29.9% 2,561 46,107 D+34.6
Missoula 22,111 66.3% 8,806 26.4% 2,410 33,327 D+39.9
Flathead 13,011 50.9% 11,069 43.3% 1,500 25,580 D+7.6
Cascade 17,491 69.1% 6,378 25.2% 1,451 25,320 D+43.9
Gallatin 14,498 59.7% 8,091 33.3% 1,677 24,266 D+26.4
Lewis and Clark 15,543 69.0% 5,764 25.6% 1,216 22,523 D+43.4
Ravalli 6,640 48.6% 6,270 45.9% 746 13,656 D+2.7
Silver Bow 9,881 80.8% 1,692 13.8% 661 12,234 D+66.9
Lake 5,145 55.7% 3,568 38.6% 529 9,242 D+17.1
Lincoln 3,428 50.7% 3,026 44.8% 305 6,759 D+5.9
Park 3,657 60.2% 2,061 33.9% 360 6,078 D+26.3
Hill 3,819 72.2% 1,215 23.0% 259 5,293 D+49.2
Fergus 2,452 49.4% 2,252 45.3% 264 4,968 D+4.0
Carbon 2,737 63.8% 1,306 30.4% 250 4,293 D+33.3
Jefferson 2,593 60.4% 1,440 33.5% 260 4,293 D+26.9
Sanders 2,068 50.9% 1,785 43.9% 211 4,064 D+7.0
Big Horn 2,970 74.7% 835 21.0% 172 3,977 D+53.7
Custer 2,679 67.5% 1,114 28.1% 174 3,967 D+39.5
Deer Lodge 3,169 83.7% 439 11.6% 176 3,784 D+72.1
Dawson 2,286 63.6% 1,199 33.4% 110 3,595 D+30.2
Richland 2,166 60.5% 1,341 37.4% 75 3,582 D+23.0
Valley 2,520 72.4% 845 24.3% 117 3,482 D+48.1
Glacier 2,619 76.7% 656 19.2% 140 3,415 D+57.5
Stillwater 1,888 57.8% 1,207 37.0% 170 3,265 D+20.9
Beaverhead 1,587 50.8% 1,378 44.1% 162 3,127 D+6.7
Madison 1,624 52.7% 1,291 41.9% 164 3,079 D+10.8
Roosevelt 2,244 73.8% 722 23.7% 76 3,042 D+50.0
Rosebud 2,138 71.2% 720 24.0% 146 3,004 D+47.2
Teton 1,754 62.7% 893 31.9% 151 2,798 D+30.8
Chouteau 1,697 65.6% 766 29.6% 122 2,585 D+36.0
Pondera 1,557 63.2% 794 32.2% 112 2,463 D+31.0
Blaine 1,704 71.9% 578 24.4% 88 2,370 D+47.5
Powell 1,349 57.4% 893 38.0% 110 2,352 D+19.4
Toole 1,225 62.9% 594 30.5% 130 1,949 D+32.4
Musselshell 1,018 55.4% 719 39.1% 100 1,837 D+16.3
Broadwater 1,028 56.2% 693 37.9% 107 1,828 D+18.3
Phillips 1,024 58.0% 665 37.7% 75 1,764 D+20.4
Sheridan 1,162 69.5% 465 27.8% 46 1,673 D+41.7
Sweet Grass 699 47.5% 711 48.3% 63 1,473 R+0.8
Mineral 724 52.7% 569 41.4% 80 1,373 D+11.3
Granite 604 47.0% 585 45.6% 95 1,284 D+1.5
Fallon 661 52.9% 561 44.9% 28 1,250 D+8.0
Judith Basin 716 63.5% 361 32.0% 50 1,127 D+31.5
McCone 647 61.0% 388 36.6% 26 1,061 D+24.4
Daniels 607 58.9% 380 36.9% 44 1,031 D+22.0
Liberty 661 65.2% 295 29.1% 58 1,014 D+36.1
Powder River 472 50.8% 414 44.5% 44 930 D+6.2
Wheatland 491 60.4% 290 35.7% 32 813 D+24.7
Meagher 416 54.9% 310 40.9% 32 758 D+14.0
Prairie 390 58.2% 264 39.4% 16 670 D+18.8
Carter 258 41.9% 342 55.5% 16 616 R+13.6
Garfield 323 57.3% 221 39.2% 20 564 D+18.1
Wibaux 331 61.5% 191 35.5% 16 538 D+26.0
Golden Valley 223 51.5% 185 42.7% 25 433 D+8.8
Treasure 266 63.9% 127 30.5% 23 416 D+33.4
Petroleum 132 53.9% 91 37.1% 22 245 D+16.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Montana Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Tim Sheehy (R) R+7.1
2020 Steve Daines (R) R+10.0
2018 Jon Tester (D) D+3.6
2014 Steve Daines (R) R+17.7
2012 Jon Tester (D) D+3.7
2008 Max Baucus (D) D+45.8
2006 Jon Tester (D) D+0.9
2002 Max Baucus (D) D+31.0
2000 Conrad Burns (R) R+3.3
1996 Max Baucus (D) D+4.9
1994 Conrad R. Burns (R) R+24.7
1990 Max Baucus (D) D+38.7
1988 Conrad Burns (R) R+3.7
1984 Max Baucus (D) D+16.2
1982 John Melcher (D) D+12.8
1978 Max Baucus (D) D+11.4
1976 John Melcher (D) D+28.3
1972 Lee Metcalf (D) D+3.9
1970 Mike Mansfield (D) D+21.1
1966 Lee Metcalf (D) D+6.3
1964 Mike Mansfield (D) D+29.0
1960 Lee Metcalf (D) D+1.5
1958 Mike Mansfield (D) D+52.4
1954 James E. Murray (D) D+0.8
1952 Mike Mansfield (D) D+2.2
1948 James E. Murray (D) D+13.9
1946 Zales N. Ecton (R) R+8.1
1942 James E. Murray (D) D+0.7
1940 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+46.9
1936 James E. Murray (D) D+27.9
1934 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+41.4
1930 Thomas J. Walsh (D) D+22.5
1928 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+6.4
1924 Thomas J. Walsh (D) D+10.4
1922 Burton K. Wheeler (D) D+11.8
1918 Thomas J. Walsh (D) D+5.3
1916 Henry L. Myers (D) D+7.7