MT
Montana Senate District 1
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mike Cuffe Republican · Roster as of Oct 28
Steve GundersonRepublicanJonathan Russell JamesonDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general (different candidates): Mike Cuffe (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Mike Cuffe (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
Open seat
The current holder, Mike Cuffe, is not on the candidate list.
- Steve GundersonRepublican
- Jonathan Russell JamesonDemocratic
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: candidatefiling.mt.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (15 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 7,586
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2022)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike CuffeWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Michael J. Cuffe Republican 7,586100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,817
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2018)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike CuffeWon Republican 7,33383.2% LibertarianAusten Leenelson Libertarian 1,48416.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,249
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChas V. VincentWon(incumbent) Republican 5,58377.0% DemocraticTerence Gill Democratic 1,66623.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,804
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChas V. VincentWon Republican 5,804100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,219
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2013)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAubyn CurtissWon(incumbent) Republican 3,99155.3% DemocraticCoral M. Cummings Democratic 3,22844.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,383
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKeith BalesWon Republican 3,47354.4% DemocraticKatherine Lee Democratic 2,91045.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,816
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRic HoldenWon(incumbent) Republican 4,01859.0% DemocraticRalph Lenhart Democratic 2,79841.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,243
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2003)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRic HoldenWon Republican 4,70965.0% DemocraticBrett Boedecker Democratic 2,53435.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,249
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEleanor VaughnWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,35353.7% RepublicanAubyn Curtiss Republican 2,89646.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,933
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1993)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEleanor VaughnWon Democratic 3,34156.3% RepublicanAubyn Curtiss Republican 2,59243.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,611
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEd B. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 5,611100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,208
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEd B. SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 3,94563.5% DemocraticWallace B. Edland Democratic 2,26336.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,259
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1983)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward B. SmithWon Republican 3,36664.0% DemocraticOrphey Lien Democratic 1,89336.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,336
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCarroll GrahamWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,336100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,752
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Montana Senate District 1, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGlen T. RuggWon(incumbent) Republican 2,32061.8% DemocraticRoy A. McClain Democratic 1,43238.2%
All rows: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026
The date is for the whole chamber. Last contest in this district on file: 2022.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Montana Senate District 1, election results 1970 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/mt/senate/1. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources
- Used for
- cd.topo.json, sld/*.topo.json
- License
- US Census Bureau, public domain
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Legislative/MapServer
- Used for
- OCD-ID labels for sld/*.topo.json; also (sld-recent.json): Validating district labels; also (state_results.json): Validating and shaping state legislative district labels (OCD-ID keys)
- License
- CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
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- https://github.com/opencivicdata/ocd-division-ids
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- web/data/officials/sld/{st}.json (name, party, district, chamber, openstates_id, official page url). Emails, phones, addresses, biographies discarded.
- License
- CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
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- https://data.openstates.org/people/current/%3Cst%3E.csv
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- State legislative general/special election results, data/results/sld/{st}.json
- License
- CC0 1.0
- Retrieved
- October 28, 2026
- Link
- https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FJOGJB
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mt/sldu:1
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026