2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Montana House District 18
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Joe McKenney (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Chuck Merja (D) by 18.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joe McKenneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%2,926
Chuck MerjaDemocrat
40.6%1,999
4,925 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET