2012 Senate elections · Montana history
Montana U.S. Senate election 2012
Jon Tester DEM +3.7 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 486,066
- Margin
- 3.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MT
- R+13.7same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Tester Won | DEM | 236,123 | 48.58% | |
| Denny Rehberg | REP | 218,051 | 44.86% | |
| Dan Cox | LIB | 31,892 | 6.56% | |
| Total | 486,066 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Montana Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Tim Sheehy | 7.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Steve Daines | 10.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Jon Tester | 3.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Steve Daines | 17.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Jon Tester | 3.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Max Baucus | 45.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jon Tester | 0.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Max Baucus | 31.0 |
| 2000 | Class I | Conrad Burns | 3.3 |
| 1996 | Class II | Max Baucus | 4.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Conrad Burns | 24.7 |
| 1990 | Class II | Max Baucus | 38.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Montana Senate race?
Jon Tester (DEM) won with 48.6% of the vote, ahead of Denny Rehberg (44.9%), a margin of 3.7 points.
Did the Montana Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Montana Senate race?
486,066 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.