Montana State House District 44
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Katie Zolnikov Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Mike EatonDemocraticKatie ZolnikovRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Katie Zolnikov (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Katie Zolnikov (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: EatonRight column: Zolnikov
- Races
- None listed
- Won 1 of 1
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 2
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Candidates on the ballot
- Mike EatonDemocratic
- Katie ZolnikovIncumbentRepublican
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: candidatefiling.mt.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (26 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 4,508
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKatie ZolnikovWon Republican 4,508100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,686
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2022)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry BrewsterWon(incumbent) Republican 2,37764.5% DemocraticMelissa Smith Democratic 1,30935.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,113
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2020)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLarry BrewsterWon Republican 3,28864.3% DemocraticTerry Dennis Democratic 1,82535.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,052
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2018)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDale MortensenWon(incumbent) Republican 2,22955.0% DemocraticMing Cabrera Democratic 1,82345.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,328
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2016)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDale MortensenWon(incumbent) Republican 2,72262.9% DemocraticKari Boiter Democratic 1,60637.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,362
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDale MortensenWon Republican 1,88356.0% DemocraticSandy Wong Democratic 1,47944.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,172
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJonathan McNivenWon(incumbent) Republican 2,56761.5% DemocraticWallace Yovetich Democratic 1,60538.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,111
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJonathan McNivenWon Republican 1,94662.5% DemocraticDon Reed Democratic 1,16537.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,138
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam GlaserWon(incumbent) Republican 2,29355.4% DemocraticDon Reed Democratic 1,84544.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,597
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam E. GlaserWon(incumbent) Republican 2,02556.3% DemocraticDon Reed Democratic 1,57243.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,064
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam E. GlaserWon Republican 2,07851.1% DemocraticGary L. Forrester(incumbent) Democratic 1,98648.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,785
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge GolieWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,785100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,805
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge GolieWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,93569.0% RepublicanDavid A. Ekstedt Republican 87031.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,305
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge GolieWon Democratic 1,61370.0% RepublicanHenry E. Hibbert Republican 61526.7% LibertarianDon Huizenga Libertarian 773.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,110
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam M. RyanWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,22371.5% RepublicanMarc O. Bauer Republican 88728.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,723
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam M. RyanWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,74063.9% RepublicanKris Mendenhall Republican 98336.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,273
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHal HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,79152.9% RepublicanRosana Winterburn Skelton Republican 2,48247.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,401
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHal HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,401100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,709
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHal HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,15367.0% RepublicanMark Trafton Republican 1,55633.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,019
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHal HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,019100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,436
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHal HarperWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,66860.1% RepublicanDale L. Johnson Republican 1,76839.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,136
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanW. Jay FabregaWon(incumbent) Republican 2,136100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,236
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay FabregaWon(incumbent) Republican 2,11665.4% DemocraticRich Pavlonnis Democratic 1,12034.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,147
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay FabregaWon(incumbent) Republican 1,50970.3% DemocraticCarl J. Donovan Democratic 63829.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,826
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJay FabregaWon(incumbent) Republican 1,826100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,361
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 44, 1974 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanW. Jay FabregaWon Republican 72653.3% DemocraticB. F. Christiaens Democratic 63546.7%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Montana State House District 44, election results 1974 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mt/house/44. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: 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; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mt/sldl:44
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026