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2020 Senate elections · Montana history

Montana U.S. Senate election 2020

Steve Daines REP +10.0 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20

Votes counted
605,637
Margin
10.0 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld
President in MT
R+16.4same year

General election 11/3/20

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Steve Daines WonREP333,17455.01%
Steve BullockDEM272,46344.99%
Total605,637

Official source: State_Canvass_Report.pdf

Other Montana Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class ITim Sheehy7.1
2020Class IISteve Daines10.0
2018Class IJon Tester3.6
2014Class IISteve Daines17.7
2012Class IJon Tester3.7
2008Class IIMax Baucus45.8
2006Class IJon Tester0.9
2002Class IIMax Baucus31.0
2000Class IConrad Burns3.3
1996Class IIMax Baucus4.9
1994Class IConrad Burns24.7
1990Class IIMax Baucus38.8

Full Montana Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2020 Montana Senate race?

Steve Daines (REP) won with 55.0% of the vote, ahead of Steve Bullock (45.0%), a margin of 10.0 points.

Did the Montana Senate seat change party in 2020?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2020 Montana Senate race?

605,637 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.