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Montana House District 54
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Lee Deming won re-election by 37.2 points over Janine Coole.
Lee DemingRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%2,570
Janine CooleDemocrat
31.4%1,175
3,745 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.
Janine CooleLee Deming
$4.1K
Raised by the campaign
$750
$4.6K
Spent by the campaign
$3.9K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 18, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Jun 16, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Janine Coole
- <1%
- Lee Deming
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+33.2