2008Final results
2008 election for Montana Senate District 9
Montana State Senate · Montana
Rick Ripley (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Erik Somerfeld (D) by 20.7 points.
Rick RipleyRepublican · winner
60.4%5,655
Erik SomerfeldDemocrat
39.6%3,712
9,367 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET