Montana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Montana Senate District 15
A district of about 26,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+60.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Gregg Hunter (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Montana State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1968; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Gregg Hunter (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 | No winner recorded | Dan Bartel (R) | — |
| 2022 special | Dan Bartel (R) | Cindy Palmer (D) | 59.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Ryan Osmundson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Ryan Osmundson (R) | Sean McConnaha (D) | 53.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Jim Peterson (R) | Dan Teigen (D) | 51.8 |
| 2006 | Jim Peterson (R) | Dan Teigen (D) | 38.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Emily Swanson (D) | Joe Barnett (R) | 19.1 |
| 1996 | Dorothy Eck (D)Flip | Clark V. Johnson (R) | 20.3 |
| 1992 | John R. Hertel (R) | Bob Williams (D) | 23.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Bob Williams (D) | W. G. Garry Rafter (R) | 9.6 |
| 1984 | Bob Williams (D) | Charles W. Lelek (R) | 3.5 |
| 1982 | David Fuller (D) | Thomas Meagher (R) | 1.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Steve Brown (D)Flip | Frank Dunkle (R) | 3.2 |
| 1974 | Frank Dunkle (R)Flip | Joe Reber (D) | 17.3 |
| 1972 | W. Gordon McOmber · Percy Dewolfe (D) | James A. Cheetham (R) | 0.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Virgil Hanks (D) | Al C. Newby (R) | 1.5 |
| 1968 | Paul F. Boylan (D) | J. D. Street (R) | 3.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15's area in each.
- U.S. House
- MT-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+55.9 | No race | R+59.1 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | R+32.8 | R+51.8 |
| Governor | R+34.8 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Montana. The black marker is District 15.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Less dense than 86% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1824% college gradsR+56.9Held RDistrict 19
27% college gradsR+61.1Held RDistrict 9
26% college gradsR+48.8Held RDistrict 7
27% college gradsR+40.2Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET