CalledUnofficial results
Montana House District 53
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Troy Charbonneau held the seat for Republicans, winning by 44.5 points over Matthew J Hankins.
Troy CharbonneauRepublican · winner
72.2%3,624
Matthew J HankinsDemocrat
27.8%1,393
5,017 votes
Source: Montana Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matthew J HankinsTroy Charbonneau
$0
Raised by the campaign
$25.3K
$0
Spent by the campaign
$1.7K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 29, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Oct 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Matthew J Hankins
- <1%
- Troy Charbonneau
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+36.0