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2006Final results

2006 election for Montana Senate District 28

Montana State Senate · Montana

Jeff Essmann (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Rayla Romain (D) by 42.8 points.

Jeff EssmannRepublican · winner
71.4%7,091
Rayla RomainDemocrat
28.6%2,841
9,932 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

EvenR+22.61994R+18.61998R+5.22002R+42.82006R+34.22010R+33.82016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET