Montana State Senate District 28

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Forrest Mandeville Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Kelly HaleDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.The last winner we have no longer holds this seat, so that result isn't shown.

Forrest MandevilleRepublican · Incumbent

Last election: Brad Molnar (Republican) was unopposed, 2020
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Candidates on the ballot

Kelly HaleDemocratic
Forrest MandevilleIncumbentRepublican

Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.

Source: candidatefiling.mt.gov, dated Oct 28

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrad MolnarWon	Republican	8,659100.0%	100.0%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom RichmondWon	Republican	5,74366.9%	66.9%
DemocraticDeborah Abbey	Democratic	2,83933.1%	33.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,804
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2013)

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff EssmannWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,90667.1%	67.1%
DemocraticRussell L. Doty	Democratic	2,89832.9%	32.9%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJeff EssmannWon	Republican	7,09171.4%	71.4%
DemocraticRayla Romain	Democratic	2,84128.6%	28.6%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSherm AndersonWon	Republican	3,45652.6%	52.6%
DemocraticJoe Pennington	Democratic	3,11747.4%	47.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,506
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom BeckWon(incumbent)	Republican	3,85759.3%	59.3%
DemocraticBill Smith	Democratic	2,64940.7%	40.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,923
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2003)

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom BeckWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,24461.3%	61.3%
DemocraticKathleen Hadley	Democratic	2,67938.7%	38.7%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHarry FritzWon	Democratic	4,108100.0%	100.0%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBill NormanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,070100.0%	100.0%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames N. ShawWon	Republican	2,71450.9%	50.9%
DemocraticA. A. Zody	Democratic	2,62249.1%	49.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,470
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1983)

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanS. A. OlsonWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,77150.7%	50.7%
DemocraticKenneth Rustad	Democratic	2,69949.3%	49.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,278
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1983)

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanS. A. OlsonWon	Republican	2,91955.3%	55.3%
DemocraticA. A. Zody(incumbent)	Democratic	2,35944.7%	44.7%

Montana Senate District 28, 1970 to 2020, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJean A. TurnageWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,304100.0%	100.0%

1970 to 2020: 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

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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; 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.

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