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Montana House District 18
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie has no major-party opponent.
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+53: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 13,030
- People per km²
- 1
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 22%
- White, no degree
- 65%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 14%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
5,423 votes · R+46.9✓ Llew Jones (R)73.4%
David Arends (D)26.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
5,365 two-party votes · R+53.3 · R+51.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.6%
Kamala Harris (D)23.4%
2022 Earlier district lines
2,808 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Llew Jones (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
3,844 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Llew Jones (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
5,642 two-party votes · R+50.6 · R+55.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.3%
Joe Biden (D)24.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
4,935 two-party votes · R+54.8 · R+57.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.6%