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2016Final results

2016 election for Montana Senate District 45

Montana State Senate · Montana

Dick Barrett (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Sashin Hume (R) by 29.6 points.

Dick BarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%6,372
Sashin HumeRepublican
35.2%3,459
The same year, the district voted D+22.1 for president; this race was D+29.6.9,831 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+42.42002R+33.92004R+24.52012D+29.62016D+26.02020R+26.02024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET