2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Montana Senate District 12
Montana State Senate · Montana
Mitch Tropila (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Brian Hoven (R) by 14.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mitch TropilaDemocrat · winner
57.2%2,586
Brian HovenRepublican
42.8%1,937
4,523 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET