2008 Montana House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 4, 2008 to elect all 100 members to Montana's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and State Senate. The primary election was held on June 3, 2008.
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All 100 seats of the Montana House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 668,085 2.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 74.48% 11.18% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Montana |
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A net gain of one seat by the Democrats resulted in the House being tied at 50 seats each. Democrats regained control of the House after two years by virtue of Governor Brian Schweitzer being a Democrat.
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