2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Montana House District 23
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Scot Kerns (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Brad Hamlett (D) by 2.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Scot KernsRepublican · winner
51.3%2,079
Brad HamlettDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%1,972
4,051 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET