Montana State House District 7
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Courtenay Sprunger Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Madison EvansDemocraticCourtenay SprungerRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win
Last result · 2024 general: Courtenay Sprunger (R) 65.4, Arthur Fretheim (D) 34.6
- Earlier results
- Courtenay Sprunger (Republican) won by 26.1 points, 2022, older linesFrank Garner (Republican) won by 33.5 points, 2020, older linesAll 29 elections
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Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 4,714
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCourtenay SprungerWon Republican 3,08165.4% DemocraticArthur Fretheim Democratic 1,63334.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,462
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCourtenay SprungerWon Republican 2,18263.0% DemocraticAngela Kennedy Democratic 1,28037.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,824
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrank GarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 3,08964.0% DemocraticRoss Frazier Democratic 1,47530.6% OtherNicholas Ramlow Other 2605.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,848
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrank GarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 2,51965.5% DemocraticJames H. Cossitt Democratic 1,32934.5%
- 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
- 1968 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.
All elections (29 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 4,714
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCourtenay SprungerWon Republican 3,08165.4% DemocraticArthur Fretheim Democratic 1,63334.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,462
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCourtenay SprungerWon Republican 2,18263.0% DemocraticAngela Kennedy Democratic 1,28037.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,824
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrank GarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 3,08964.0% DemocraticRoss Frazier Democratic 1,47530.6% OtherNicholas Ramlow Other 2605.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,848
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrank GarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 2,51965.5% DemocraticJames H. Cossitt Democratic 1,32934.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,996
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrank GarnerWon(incumbent) Republican 2,60465.2% DemocraticLynn Stanley Democratic 1,39234.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,554
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
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- Older district map (2014 to 2023)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFrank GarnerWon Republican 1,70566.8% DemocraticCatie Henderson Democratic 84933.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,153
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
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- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRandy BrodehlWon(incumbent) Republican 2,86569.0% DemocraticDiane Frances Taylor Democratic 1,28831.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,110
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRandy BrodehlWon Republican 2,25172.4% DemocraticKaren Reeves Democratic 85927.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,293
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
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- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJon SonjuWon(incumbent) Republican 2,93768.4% DemocraticShannon Hanson Democratic 1,35631.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,508
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
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- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJon SonjuWon(incumbent) Republican 2,34366.8% DemocraticDale L. McGarvey Democratic 1,16533.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,072
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
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- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJon SonjuWon Republican 2,72566.9% DemocraticJames V. Dettmann Democratic 1,13027.8% OtherTimothy Martin Other 2175.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,023
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
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- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonica J. LindeenWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,67255.3% RepublicanTom Nansel Republican 1,35144.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,528
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
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- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonica J. LindeenWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,03957.8% RepublicanGeorge T. Asay Republican 1,48942.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,203
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
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- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonica J. LindeenWon Democratic 1,67452.3% RepublicanDon Holland(incumbent) Republican 1,52947.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,468
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
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- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon HollandWon(incumbent) Republican 1,84253.1% DemocraticMonica J. Lindeen Democratic 1,62646.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,356
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
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- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon HollandWon Republican 1,85555.3% DemocraticMonica J. Lindeen Democratic 1,50144.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,013
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid E. WanzenriedWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,22155.4% RepublicanSusan L. Smith Republican 1,79244.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,950
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
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- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid E. WanzenriedWon Democratic 1,69457.4% RepublicanLum Owens(incumbent) Republican 1,25642.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,307
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
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- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLum OwensWon Republican 1,87256.6% DemocraticLouis B. Gates Democratic 1,43543.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,394
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
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- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn G. HarpWon(incumbent) Republican 2,394100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,377
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
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- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn G. HarpWon(incumbent) Republican 2,46773.0% DemocraticJohnny R. Krause Democratic 91026.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,198
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
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- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert BachiniWon Democratic 1,65651.8% RepublicanRobert Sivertsen(incumbent) Republican 1,54248.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,415
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
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- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert SivertsenWon(incumbent) Republican 1,86454.6% DemocraticRay Peck Democratic 1,55145.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,414
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
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- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert SivertsenWon(incumbent) Republican 1,54764.1% DemocraticShirley Louise Hanson Democratic 86735.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,843
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
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- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert SivertsenWon(incumbent) Republican 1,70560.0% DemocraticRaymond G. Watson Democratic 1,13840.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,147
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
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- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert SivertsenWon Republican 1,45267.6% DemocraticMary Lou Brownson Democratic 69532.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,160
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames H. BurnettWon(incumbent) Republican 4,00228.3% DemocraticAlvin HagemanWon Democratic 3,59325.4% RepublicanGene Spilde(incumbent) Republican 3,50724.8% DemocraticMartha S. Herlevi Democratic 3,05821.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,589
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames P. LucasWon(incumbent) Republican 2,86933.4% RepublicanWalter J. UlmerWon(incumbent) Republican 2,26126.3% DemocraticDuane K. Mathison Democratic 1,76020.5% DemocraticRoy A. Hanson Democratic 1,69919.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,110
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Montana House of Representatives District 7, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames P. LucasWon(incumbent) Republican 3,23639.9% RepublicanWalter J. UlmerWon(incumbent) Republican 2,72333.6% DemocraticRoland V. Colgrove Democratic 2,15126.5%
- 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
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Election Wrld. (2026). Montana State House District 7, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mt/house/7. 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.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026