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Election 2006 Results

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2006 US Senate election in Montana

Jon Tester (Democrat) beat Conrad Burns (Republican) in Montana in 2006, 49.2% to 48.3%, a margin of 0.9 points and 3,562 votes.

Montana changed party: in 2000 it went Republican, for Conrad Burns.

Republicans led in 41 of the 56 counties and Democrats in 15. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 58,994 votes and went to the Republican by 1.9 points. The closest was Mineral, where 18 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
Jon Tester won Democratic 199,845 49.2%
Conrad Burns Republican 196,283 48.3%
All other candidates 10,377 2.6%
Total406,505

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 28,225 47.8% 29,361 49.8% 1,408 58,994 R+1.9
Missoula 30,069 64.3% 15,742 33.7% 964 46,775 D+30.6
Gallatin 16,789 48.8% 16,917 49.1% 730 34,436 R+0.4
Flathead 13,570 40.4% 18,784 55.9% 1,222 33,576 R+15.5
Cascade 15,068 49.5% 14,850 48.8% 543 30,461 D+0.7
Lewis and Clark 14,950 54.7% 11,763 43.1% 608 27,321 D+11.7
Ravalli 7,880 42.6% 10,172 54.9% 460 18,512 R+12.4
Silver Bow 9,604 66.6% 4,462 30.9% 361 14,427 D+35.6
Lake 5,552 49.3% 5,295 47.0% 413 11,260 D+2.3
Park 3,744 50.6% 3,454 46.7% 201 7,399 D+3.9
Lincoln 2,860 39.2% 4,105 56.2% 336 7,301 R+17.1
Hill 3,431 58.4% 2,331 39.6% 117 5,879 D+18.7
Fergus 1,985 35.2% 3,474 61.7% 173 5,632 R+26.4
Jefferson 2,421 45.7% 2,730 51.5% 149 5,300 R+5.8
Sanders 2,168 43.5% 2,581 51.8% 236 4,985 R+8.3
Carbon 2,258 45.9% 2,519 51.3% 138 4,915 R+5.3
Custer 1,991 42.4% 2,581 54.9% 128 4,700 R+12.6
Big Horn 3,036 64.9% 1,556 33.3% 84 4,676 D+31.7
Glacier 2,768 62.4% 1,572 35.5% 94 4,434 D+27.0
Deer Lodge 3,016 73.2% 1,002 24.3% 103 4,121 D+48.9
Beaverhead 1,377 34.1% 2,555 63.3% 103 4,035 R+29.2
Dawson 1,597 40.3% 2,254 56.8% 115 3,966 R+16.6
Stillwater 1,556 39.3% 2,262 57.1% 143 3,961 R+17.8
Richland 1,359 35.2% 2,388 61.9% 109 3,856 R+26.7
Roosevelt 2,218 57.5% 1,581 41.0% 57 3,856 D+16.5
Madison 1,225 33.7% 2,315 63.6% 100 3,640 R+29.9
Valley 1,560 42.9% 1,987 54.7% 88 3,635 R+11.7
Rosebud 1,907 55.3% 1,432 41.6% 107 3,446 D+13.8
Teton 1,256 40.8% 1,760 57.2% 62 3,078 R+16.4
Blaine 1,397 52.0% 1,229 45.7% 62 2,688 D+6.3
Chouteau 1,288 48.2% 1,345 50.3% 39 2,672 R+2.1
Pondera 1,081 41.0% 1,502 56.9% 55 2,638 R+16.0
Powell 1,052 40.5% 1,454 55.9% 93 2,599 R+15.5
Broadwater 842 35.0% 1,474 61.3% 88 2,404 R+26.3
Musselshell 670 31.2% 1,382 64.3% 98 2,150 R+33.1
Toole 759 37.5% 1,195 59.1% 69 2,023 R+21.6
Phillips 579 29.2% 1,366 68.9% 39 1,984 R+39.7
Sheridan 989 51.5% 887 46.1% 46 1,922 D+5.3
Sweet Grass 565 32.3% 1,124 64.3% 60 1,749 R+32.0
Mineral 800 49.0% 782 47.9% 50 1,632 D+1.1
Granite 597 39.2% 864 56.7% 62 1,523 R+17.5
Fallon 347 26.3% 951 72.1% 21 1,319 R+45.8
Judith Basin 377 31.6% 785 65.9% 30 1,192 R+34.2
Daniels 424 40.8% 594 57.1% 22 1,040 R+16.3
McCone 394 37.9% 624 60.0% 22 1,040 R+22.1
Liberty 401 39.7% 596 59.0% 14 1,011 R+19.3
Powder River 248 24.6% 734 72.7% 28 1,010 R+48.1
Wheatland 330 38.5% 503 58.6% 25 858 R+20.2
Meagher 272 32.2% 552 65.3% 21 845 R+33.1
Prairie 213 31.0% 456 66.5% 17 686 R+35.4
Carter 98 14.7% 554 83.2% 14 666 R+68.5
Garfield 100 16.6% 490 81.5% 11 601 R+64.9
Wibaux 165 33.8% 317 65.0% 6 488 R+31.1
Golden Valley 181 37.2% 298 61.3% 7 486 R+24.1
Treasure 162 37.1% 260 59.5% 15 437 R+22.4
Petroleum 74 27.9% 180 67.9% 11 265 R+40.0

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