2006Final results
2006 election for Montana Senate District 44
Montana State Senate · Montana
Rick Laible (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Deb Essen (D) by 24.5 points.
Rick LaibleRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%5,527
Deb EssenDemocrat
37.7%3,349
8,876 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