Montana's 1st congressional district

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Montana's 1st congressional district

Montana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the 2020 United States census. The first candidates ran in the 2022 elections for a seat in the 118th United States Congress.

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Montana's 1st congressional district
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Montana's 1st congressional district came into existence in January 2023 and comprises the western portion of the state. Points indicate major cities in the district, sorted by population:
1. Missoula 2. Bozeman 3. Butte 4. Kalispell
Representative
Population (2023)576,553
Median household
income
$73,314[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+6[2]
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This seat's current representative is Republican Ryan Zinke.

History

From 1913 to 1993, Montana had two congressional seats. From 1913 to 1919, those seats were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket. After 1919, however, the state was divided into geographical districts, with the 1st district covering the western part of the state, including Missoula, Great Falls, Butte, and Helena. After 1993, the 2nd district was eliminated and the remaining seat was elected at-large.

Following the release of the 2020 United States census results, Montana was once again split into two congressional districts.[3] The reconstituted 1st district covers the western third of the state, in a configuration similar to the 1983–1993 map. However, Helena was drawn into the reconstituted 2nd district.

The reconstituted 1st leans Republican, though not as overwhelmingly as the 2nd. Missoula, home of the University of Montana, and Butte are longstanding Democratic bastions, while Bozeman, home to Montana State University, is more of a swing area. The rural areas, especially the Flathead, are heavily Republican.

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[4]
2008 President Obama 49% - 47%
2016 President Trump 52% - 40%
Governor Bullock 53% - 44%
Attorney General Fox 62% - 38%
2018 Senate Tester 54% - 43%
2020 President Trump 52% - 45%
Senate Daines 51% - 49%
Governor Gianforte 50% - 46%
Attorney General Knudsen 54% - 46%
Secretary of State Jacobsen 55% - 45%
Auditor Downing 50% - 44%
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Composition

The first district includes all of the following counties, with the exception of Pondera, which it shares with the 2nd. Pondera County communities in the 1st district include Birch Creek Colony, Dupuyer, Heart Butte, Kingsbury Colony, New Miami Colony, Pondera Colony, and Valier.[5]

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# County Seat Population
1 Beaverhead Dillon 9,885
23 Deer Lodge Anaconda 9,673
29 Flathead Kalispell 113,679
31 Gallatin Bozeman 126,409
35 Glacier Cut Bank 13,609
39 Granite Philipsburg 3,595
47 Lake Polson 33,338
53 Lincoln Linn 21,895
57 Madison Virginia City 9,521
61 Mineral Superior 5,090
63 Missoula Missoula 121,849
73 Pondera Conrad 6,125
77 Powell Deer Lodge 7,133
81 Ravalli Hamilton 47,738
89 Sanders Thompson Falls 13,684
93 Silver Bow Butte 36,360
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List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
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Electoral history
District established March 4, 1919
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John M. Evans
(Missoula)
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
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Washington J. McCormick
(Missoula)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
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John M. Evans
(Missoula)
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.
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Joseph P. Monaghan
(Butte)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937
73rd
74th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Jerry J. O'Connell
(Butte)
Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
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Jacob Thorkelson
(Butte)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
76th Elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.
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Jeannette Rankin
(Missoula)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
77th Elected in 1940.
Retired.
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Mike Mansfield
(Missoula)
Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1953
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Lee Metcalf
(Helena)
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1961
83rd
84th
85th
86th
Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Arnold Olsen
(Helena)
Democratic January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1971
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Lost re-election.
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Richard G. Shoup
(Missoula)
Republican January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1975
92nd
93rd
Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
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Max Baucus
(Missoula)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
December 14, 1978
94th
95th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when appointed.
Vacant December 14, 1978 –
January 3, 1979
95th
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Pat Williams
(Helena)
Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District eliminated January 3, 1993
District re-established January 3, 2023
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Ryan Zinke
(Whitefish)
Republican January 3, 2023 –
present
118th
119th
Elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
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Recent election results

2022

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2022 Montana's 1st congressional district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Zinke 123,102 49.6
Democratic Monica Tranel 115,265 46.5
Libertarian John Lamb 9,593 3.9
Total votes 247,960 100.0
Republican win (new seat)
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2024

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2024 Montana's 1st congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Zinke (incumbent) 168,529 52.3
Democratic Monica Tranel 143,783 44.6
Libertarian Dennis Hayes 9,954 3.1
Total votes 322,266 100.0
Republican hold
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See also

References

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