CalledUnofficial results
Montana House District 55
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Brad Barker won re-election by 38.1 points over Richard Gessling.
Brad BarkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%4,125
Richard GesslingDemocrat
31.0%1,850
5,975 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.
Richard GesslingBrad Barker
$9.4K
Raised by the campaign
$42.7K
$11.9K
Spent by the campaign
$41.2K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 20, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 30, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Richard Gessling
- <1%
- Brad Barker
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+26.2