Montana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Montana Senate District 2
A district of about 14,000 people, 45% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+0.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dave Fern (D) · won52.4%
- Doug Adams (R)47.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Montana State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Dave Fern (D) | Doug Adams (R) | 4.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Carl Glimm (R) | Kyle Waterman (D) | 36.6 |
| 2016 | Dee L. Brown (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Dee L. Brown (R) | Dave Fern (D) | 6.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Ryan K. Zinke (R)Flip | Brittany Maclean (D) | 9.2 |
| 2004 | Dan Weinberg (D) | Donna R. Maddux (R) | 0.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Tom Zook (R) | Shirley Baber Kapitzke (D) | 36.3 |
| 1996 | Gerry Devlin (R) | Rick H. Parker (D) | 26.9 |
| 1992 | Bob Brown (R) | Rebecca Saunders (D) | 13.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Bob Brown (R) | Chet Ross (D) | 35.8 |
| 1984 | Bob Brown (R) | Judy Jeniker (D) | 42.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Mark Etchart (R) | Ernest Kummerfeldt (D) | 8.9 |
| 1976 | Mark Etchart (R) | William S. Forsythe (D) | 30.8 |
| 1974 | Mark Etchart (R) | Ralph F. Eggebrecht (D) | 14.0 |
| 1972 | William L. Mathers (R) | Tom Corn Taylor (D) | 23.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ben Brownfield (R) | Keith A. McIntyre (D) | 27.2 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 2
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 2's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+9.1 | No race | D+2.0 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+15.2 | D+5.5 |
| Governor | D+10.3 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Montana. The black marker is District 2.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Lower than 100% of seats.
Less dense than 71% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 2947% college gradsD+2.6Flipped DDistrict 42
43% college gradsR+11.8Held DDistrict 16
26% college gradsD+7.1Not up in 2026District 40
49% college gradsD+4.5Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET