Montana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Montana Senate District 39
A district of about 18,000 people, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+56.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Wylie Galt (R) · won78.1%
- Bruce Shultz (D)21.9%
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
15 races since 1974; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Wylie Galt (R) | Bruce Shultz (D) | 56.1 |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 | No winner recorded | Terry Vermeire (R) | — |
| 2022 special | Terry Vermeire (R) | Jesse James Mullen (D) | 9.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mark Sweeney (D) | Suzzann Nordwick (R) | 1.6 |
| 2016 | Gene Vuckovich (D) | Suzzann Nordwick (R) | 13.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Terry Murphy (R) | Jill Cohenour (D) | 20.7 |
| 2006 | Terry Murphy (R) | Joe Cohenour (D) | 2.6 |
| 2002 | Gregory D. Barkus (R) | Connie Leistiko (D) | 23.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Arnie A. Mohl (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Arnie A. Mohl (R) | Jim Lynch (D) | 22.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Don Bianchi (D) | C. Ron Cutting (R) | 7.3 |
| 1986 | Paul F. Boylan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dorothy Eck (D)Flip | Joyce O. Sandquist (R) | 4.3 |
| 1976 | Everett R. Lensink (R)Flip | Ann Seibel (D) | 4.4 |
| 1974 | Ann Seibel (D) | Wallace O. Forsgren (R) | 7.7 |
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 39
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39's area in each.
- U.S. House
- MT-2 98%
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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+52.8 | No race | R+52.9 | R+56.1 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | R+27.9 | R+47.0 | R+45.0 |
| Governor | R+17.5 | No race | No race | R+56.6 |
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 39.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Less dense than 96% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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