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2010 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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2010 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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Nominee Denny Rehberg Dennis McDonald Mike Fellows
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 217,696 121,954 20,691
Percentage 60.4% 33.8% 5.7%

County results
Rehberg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
McDonald:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Denny Rehberg
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Denny Rehberg
Republican

Montana's 1st congressional district

The 2010 congressional elections in Montana was held on November 2, 2010, and determined who would represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has one seat in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis McDonald 24,014 38.42
Democratic Tyler Gernant 15,177 24.28
Democratic Melinda Gopher 13,170 21.07
Democratic Sam Rankin 10,138 16.22
Total votes 62,499 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denny Rehberg (inc.) 96,796 74.69
Republican Mark T. French 25,344 19.56
Republican A. J. Otjen 7,461 5.76
Total votes 129,601 100.00

General election

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Results

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Montana At-large congressional district election, 2010[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denny Rehberg (inc.) 217,696 60.41
Democratic Dennis McDonald 121,954 33.84
Libertarian Mike Fellows 20,691 5.74
Total votes 360,341 100.00
Republican hold

County results

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Source[3]

Denny Rehberg
Republican
Dennis McDonald
Democratic
Mike Fellows
Libertarian
Margin Total
County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Beaverhead 2,716 72.82% 840 22.52% 174 4.66% 984 26.38% 3,730
Big Horn 1,600 40.73% 2,152 54.79% 176 4.48% 552 14.05% 3,928
Blaine 1,165 63.77% 613 33.55% 49 2.68% 552 30.21% 1,827
Broadwater 1,895 73.25% 551 21.30% 141 5.45% 1,344 51.95% 2,587
Carbon 2,837 58.87% 1,667 34.59% 315 6.54% 1,170 24.28% 4,819
Carter 613 89.49% 54 7.88% 18 2.63% 559 81.61% 685
Cascade 16,241 62.05% 8,867 33.88% 1,064 4.07% 7,374 28.18% 26,172
Chouteau 1,703 73.98% 509 22.11% 90 3.91% 1,194 51.87% 2,302
Custer 2,699 66.54% 1,163 28.67% 194 4.78% 1,536 37.87% 4,056
Daniels 629 70.99% 202 22.80% 55 6.21% 427 48.19% 886
Dawson 2,459 67.83%' 1,007 27.78% 159 4.39% 1,452 40.06% 3,625
Deer Lodge 1,347 40.13% 1,828 54.45% 182 5.42% 481 14.33% 3,357
Fallon 864 78.76% 202 18.41% 31 2.83% 662 60.35% 1,097
Fergus 3,795 73.50% 1,130 21.89% 238 4.61% 2,665 51.62% 5,163
Flathead 21,153 67.68% 8,127 26.00% 1,975 6.32% 13,026 41.68 31,255
Gallatin 18,221 58.56% 11,125 35.75% 1,769 5.69% 7,096 22.81% 31,115
Garfield 569 84.05% 75 11.08% 33 4.87% 494 72.97% 677
Glacier 1,316 49.46% 1,246 46.82% 99 3.72% 70 2.63% 2,661
Golden Valley 278 68.64% 108 26.67% 19 4.69% 170 41.98% 405
Granite 985 68.45% 348 24.18% 106 7.37% 637 44.27% 1,439
Hill 3,142 60.70% 1,787 34.52% 247 4.77% 1,355 26.18% 5,176
Jefferson 3,430 65.25% 1,529 29.09% 298 5.67% 1,901 36.16% 5,257
Judith Basin 794 75.05% 229 21.64% 35 3.31% 565 53.40% 1,058
Lake 6,014 58.66% 3,517 34.31% 721 7.03% 2,497 24.36% 10,252
Lewis and Clark 14,221 56.54% 9,684 38.50% 1,246 4.95% 4,537 18.04% 25,151
Liberty 706 76.81% 178 19.28% 39 4.22% 528 57.20% 923
Lincoln 4,926 69.16% 1,688 23.70% 509 7.15% 3,238 45.46% 7,123
Madison 2,541 70.04% 847 23.35% 240 6.62% 1,694 46.69% 3,628
McCone 631 71.62% 220 24.97% 30 3.41% 411 46.65% 881
Meagher 610 74.66% 152 18.60% 55 6.73% 458 56.06% 817
Mineral 1,135 62.67% 530 29.27% 146 8.06% 605 33.41% 1,811
Missoula 17,789 47.14% 17,637 46.73% 2,314 6.13% 152 0.40% 37,740
Musselshell 1,356 72.40% 385 20.56% 132 7.05% 971 51.84% 1,873
Park 4,148 60.28% 2,355 34.22% 378 5.49% 1,793 26.06% 6,881
Petroleum 194 78.23% 40 16.13% 14 5.65% 154 62.10% 248
Phillips 1,490 80.76% 274 14.85% 81 4.39% 1,216 65.91% 1,845
Pondera 1,513 72.22% 516 24.63% 66 3.15% 997 47.59% 2,095
Powder River 708 80.18% 139 15.74% 36 4.08% 569 64.44% 883
Powell 1,513 68.90% 538 24.50% 145 6.60% 975 44.40% 2,196
Prairie 434 71.93% 138 22.89% 31 5.14% 296 49.09% 603
Ravalli 11,506 65.07% 4,887 27.64% 1,290 7.30% 6,619 37.43% 17,683
Richland 2,767 74.52% 791 21.30% 155 4.17% 1,976 53.22% 3,713
Roosevelt 1,559 54.30% 1,211 42.18% 101 3.52% 338 11.77% 2,871
Rosebud 1,507 56.76% 990 37.29% 158 5.95% 517 19.47% 2,655
Sanders 3,386 65.99% 1,324 25.80% 421 8.21% 2,062 40.19% 5,131
Sheridan 1,052 63.72% 523 31.68% 76 4.60% 529 32.04% 1,651
Silver Bow 5,133 43.71% 6,044 51.47% 586 4.99% 911 7.76% 11,743
Stillwater 2,549 68.01% 984 26.25% 215 5.74% 1,565 41.76% 3,748
Sweet Grass 1,250 72.55% 394 22.87% 79 4.59% 856 49.68% 1,723
Teton 1,932 70.80% 654 23.96% 143 5.24% 1,278 46.83% 2,729
Toole 1,293 73.97% 366 20.94% 89 5.09% 927 53.03% 1,748
Treasure 272 70.83% 93 24.22% 19 4.95% 179 46.61% 384
Valley 2,300 68.23% 944 28.00% 127 3.77% 1,356 40.23% 3,371
Wheatland 713 71.09% 250 24.93% 40 3.99% 463 46.16% 1,003
Wibaux 349 72.56% 110 22.87% 22 4.57% 239 49.69% 481
Yellowstone 29,768 57.82% 18,192 35.34% 3,520 6.84% 11,576 22.49% 51,480

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Statewide and State District Primary Canvass June 08, 2010" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). p. 28.
  3. ^ "2010 General Election - November 2, 2010". electionresults.mt.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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Preceded by
2008 elections
United States House elections in Montana
2010
Succeeded by
2012 elections