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Montana Senate District 23
Montana State Senate · Montana
Emma Kerr-Carpenter won re-election by 13.8 points over Joanna Oblander.
Staggered Senate
Emma Kerr-CarpenterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%4,429
Joanna OblanderRepublican
43.1%3,357
7,786 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.
Emma Kerr-CarpenterJoanna Oblander
$26.6K
Raised by the campaign
$16.7K
$7.5K
Spent by the campaign
$16.7K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 5, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 21, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter
- 96%
- Joanna Oblander
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+12.6