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2008 election for Montana Senate District 2

Montana State Senate · Montana

Ryan K. Zinke (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Brittany Maclean (D) by 9.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ryan K. ZinkeRepublican · winner
54.6%5,498
45.4%4,571
10,069 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+26.91996R+36.32000D+0.82004R+9.22008R+6.72012R+36.62020

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