Montana District 2
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Troy Downing Republican since Jan 2025
4 candidates. Sorted by most raised, FEC through Oct 14.
- Troy Downing RepublicanIncumbent$2.7M
- Michael D Eisenhauer IndependentIndependent$354K
- Brian J Miller DemocraticDemocratic$31K
- Patrick McCracken LibertarianLibertarianNo FEC filing found
Only 1 poll in the last 7 weeksNewest poll · Montana State University Billings, field dates Oct 5 to Oct 21, released Oct 30, 350 adultsPolls updated Oct 31, 8:30 p.m. ET, from VoteHub
Downing 29Miller 18McCracken 15Eisenhauer 2
- Last election
- Troy Downing (Republican) won by 32.0 points, 2024
- Margin since 2022
- 4.4 points toward Democrats
Polls over time
One published poll names these candidates: Montana State University Billings, Oct 5 to Oct 21, released Oct 30. All 1 on the polls page. Polls updated Oct 31, 8:30 p.m. ET, from VoteHub.
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 275,545
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Montana District 2, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTroy DowningWon Republican 181,83266.0% DemocraticJohn B. Driscoll Democratic 93,71334.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 215,672
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Montana District 2, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatthew M Rosendale, SrWon Republican 121,97956.6% IndependentGary Buchanan Independent 47,19521.9% DemocraticPenny Ronning Democratic 43,48020.2% LibertarianSam Rankin Libertarian 3,0181.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 153,188
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 96,44963.0% DemocraticDon Burris Democratic 56,73937.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 175,534
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 97,46555.5% DemocraticBuck O'Brien Democratic 78,06944.5%
1976 to 2024: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
District numbers are reused after each redistricting, so rows on older lines cover different territory than today's Montana District 2.
All elections (10 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 275,545
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Montana District 2, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTroy DowningWon Republican 181,83266.0% DemocraticJohn B. Driscoll Democratic 93,71334.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 215,672
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
US House, Montana District 2, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMatthew M Rosendale, SrWon Republican 121,97956.6% IndependentGary Buchanan Independent 47,19521.9% DemocraticPenny Ronning Democratic 43,48020.2% LibertarianSam Rankin Libertarian 3,0181.4% - No results on file 1991 to 2021
- Votes for listed candidates
- 153,188
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 96,44963.0% DemocraticDon Burris Democratic 56,73937.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 175,534
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 97,46555.5% DemocraticBuck O'Brien Democratic 78,06944.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 158,131
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 84,54853.5% DemocraticBuck O'Brien Democratic 73,58346.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 177,377
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 116,93265.9% DemocraticChet Blaylock Democratic 60,44534.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 148,937
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
US House, Montana District 2, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarieneeWon Republican 79,96853.7% DemocraticHoward F Lyman Democratic 65,81544.2% LibertarianWestley F Deitchler Libertarian 3,1542.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 154,801
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Montana District 2, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 91,43159.1% DemocraticTom "Thomas" Monahan Democratic 63,37040.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 133,246
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Montana District 2, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarleneeWon Republican 75,76656.9% DemocraticThomas G Monahan Democratic 57,48043.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 153,121
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1980)
US House, Montana District 2, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRon MarlenceWon Republican 84,14955.0% DemocraticThomas E "Tom" Towe Democratic 68,97245.0%
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Troy DowningIncumbentRepublican
- Patrick McCrackenLibertarian
- Brian J MillerDemocratic
- Michael D EisenhauerIndependent
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: candidatefiling.mt.gov, dated Oct 28
Shift since 2022: 4.4 points toward Democrats (Republican by 36.4 in 2022, Republican by 32.0 in 2024).
All Montana districts
- D 15+ pts
- D 5 to 15 pts
- D under 5 pts
- R under 5 pts
- R 5 to 15 pts
- R 15+ pts
- Other winner
- No data
Show these districts as a list (2)
- Montana District 1· Ryan K. Zinke (R), Republican by 7.7 points, 2024
- Montana District 2· Troy Downing (R), Republican by 32.0 points, 2024
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Election Wrld. (2026). Montana District 2, US House results. https://www.electionwrld.com/mt/congress/2. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024 (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; unitedstates/congress-legislators (current) (CC0-1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, VoteHub polls (CC BY 4.0), FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Portraits: unitedstates/images (public domain)Data as of Oct 30, 2026 (candidate list Oct 28, 2026)