Montana State House District 55
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Brad Barker Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Brad BarkerRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first winRichard GesslingDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Brad Barker (R) 66.0, Kim Gillan (D) 34.1
- Last election
- Brad Barker (Republican) won by 31.9 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BarkerRight column: Gessling
- Races
- Won 1 of 1
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 2
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Brad BarkerIncumbentRepublican
- Richard GesslingDemocratic
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
- 7,477
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBrad BarkerWon Republican 4,93166.0% DemocraticKim Gillan Democratic 2,54634.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,144
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2022)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee DemingWon Republican 3,144100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,473
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2020)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVince RicciWon(incumbent) Republican 4,473100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,326
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2018)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVince RicciWon(incumbent) Republican 3,07071.0% DemocraticKathleen Odonnell Democratic 1,25629.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,536
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2016)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVince RicciWon(incumbent) Republican 3,38774.7% DemocraticRyan Arnold Democratic 1,14925.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,368
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVince RicciWon Republican 2,06461.3% DemocraticDon Woerner Democratic 1,30438.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,221
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCary SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 3,29763.1% DemocraticBob Winger Democratic 1,92436.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,140
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCary SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 2,85268.9% DemocraticKen Crouch Democratic 1,28831.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,426
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCary SmithWon Republican 3,11857.5% DemocraticRobert Maxson Democratic 2,30842.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,725
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael LangeWon(incumbent) Republican 2,67756.7% DemocraticBob Maxson Democratic 2,04843.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,917
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael LangeWon(incumbent) Republican 3,16664.4% DemocraticBea Ann Melichar Democratic 1,75135.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,011
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave LewisWon(incumbent) Republican 2,40159.9% DemocraticVivian Drake Democratic 1,61040.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,706
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave LewisWon Republican 2,65156.3% DemocraticMary Anne Guggenheim(incumbent) Democratic 2,05543.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,824
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary Anne GuggenheimWon Democratic 2,03553.2% RepublicanEdward J. Grady(incumbent) Republican 1,78946.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,316
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward J. GradyWon(incumbent) Republican 2,61760.6% DemocraticPat Clinch Democratic 1,69939.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,743
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward J. GradyWon(incumbent) Republican 1,90550.9% DemocraticHal Jacobson Democratic 1,83849.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,267
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike KadasWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,267100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,898
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike KadasWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,898100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,962
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike KadasWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,22775.2% RepublicanMavis Vaillancourt Republican 73524.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,314
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike KadasWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,61369.7% RepublicanMartha Powell Republican 70130.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,854
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike KadasWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,854100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,470
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarjorie HartWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,31653.3% RepublicanDonald P. Lies Republican 1,15446.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,842
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarjorie HartWon Democratic 1,55254.6% RepublicanL. E. Wood(incumbent) Republican 1,29045.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,516
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanL. E. WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 1,28050.9% DemocraticGordon W. Russell Democratic 1,23649.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,799
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanL. E. WoodWon(incumbent) Republican 1,50453.7% DemocraticA. A. Zody Democratic 1,29546.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,462
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 55, 1974 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanL. E. WoodWon Republican 1,40857.2% DemocraticKenneth Kubesh Democratic 1,05442.8%
- 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 55, election results 1974 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mt/house/55. 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:55
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026