Montana's 2nd congressional district
U.S. House district for Montana
Montana's 2nd congressional district Montana's 2nd congressional district covers central and eastern Montana. Points indicate major cities in the district, sorted by population:
1.
Billings 2.
Great Falls 3.
Helena Representative Population (2022) 553,536 Median household income $69,884[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+16[ 2]
Montana's second 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 .
Geographically, the district is the second-largest by land area , after Alaska's at-large congressional district , and the largest by land area in the contiguous United States . It is also the largest district in the U.S. to not contain an entire state .
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. The 2nd covered the eastern part of the state, including Billings , Glendive , Miles City , and other towns. After 1993, the second seat was eliminated and the remaining seat was elected at-large .
After the release of the 2020 United States census results, Montana regained its 2nd congressional district.[ 3] On November 12, 2021, Montana's Districting and Apportionment Commission approved a new congressional map in which the 2nd congressional district would cover the eastern portion of Montana, in a configuration similar to the 1983–1993 map. However, the state capital, Helena , which had historically been in the 1st district, was drawn into the 2nd district.[ 4]
Except for the city of Helena and some Native American areas like Big Horn County and part of longtime national bellwether Blaine County , the district is powerfully Republican. Overall, it is the third-most-Republican district in the West, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+16, and it voted for Donald Trump by nearly 27 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election .
Statewide election results
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1919
Carl W. Riddick (Lewistown )
Republican
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
66th 67th
Elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Scott Leavitt (Great Falls )
Republican
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 re-election.
Roy E. Ayers (Lewistown )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937
73rd 74th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 . Retired to run for Governor of Montana .
James F. O'Connor (Livingston )
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 15, 1945
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th
Elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 . Died.
Vacant
January 15, 1945 – June 5, 1945
79th
Wesley A. D'Ewart (Wilsall )
Republican
June 5, 1945 – January 3, 1955
79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd
Elected to finish O'Connor's term .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Orvin B. Fjare (Big Timber )
Republican
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
84th
Elected in 1954 . Lost re-election.
LeRoy H. Anderson (Conrad )
Democratic
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961
85th 86th
Elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
James F. Battin (Billings )
Republican
January 3, 1961 – February 27, 1969
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st
Elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 . Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Montana .
Vacant
February 27, 1969 – June 24, 1969
91st
John Melcher (Forsyth )
Democratic
June 24, 1969 – January 3, 1977
91st 92nd 93rd 94th
Elected to finish Battin's term .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Ron Marlenee (Scobey )
Republican
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Elected in 1976 .Re-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 and lost re-election.
District eliminated January 3, 1993
District re-established January 3, 2023
Matt Rosendale (Glendive )
Republican
January 3, 2023 – present
118th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 2022 . Retiring at the end of term.
Recent election results
2022
Results of the 2022 election by county
See also
References
General
^ "My Congressional District" .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats" . CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021 .
^ Dietrich, Eric (November 12, 2021). "How Montana got its new congressional map" . Montana Free Press. Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts" . Daily Kos . September 29, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022 .
^ "2022 GENERAL ELECTION - UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE - 2ND DISTRICT" . Secretary of State of Montana . November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022 .
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