Montana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Montana Senate District 46
A district of about 22,000 people, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jacinda Morigeau (D) · won58.3%
- Charles Headley (R)41.7%
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
14 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 | Jacinda Morigeau (D) | Charles Headley (R) | 16.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Shannon Obrien (D) | Niki Sardot (R) | 32.1 |
| 2016 | Sue Malek (D) | Adam S. Pummill (R) | 29.6 |
| 2012 | Sue Malek (D) | Kevin Blackler (R) | 19.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Carol Williams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Carol Williams (D) | Tom Opre (R) | 10.6 |
| 2002 | Ken Hansen (D) | Ted Solomon (R) | 24.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Greg Jergeson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Greg Jergeson (D) | Ted Solomon (R) | 15.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Thomas E. Towe (D)Flip | Al Bishop (R) | 10.5 |
| 1986 | Al Bishop (R) | Thomas E. Towe (D) | 8.4 |
| 1982 | Elmer D. Severson (R) | Wallace D. Scott (D) | 15.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Elmer D. Severson (R)Flip | Fritz Tossberg (D) | 12.5 |
| 1974 | Miles Romney (D) | Steve Mills (R) | 4.9 |
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 46
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 46's area in each.
- U.S. House
- MT-1 100%
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 | D+11.3 | No race | D+18.2 | D+23.1 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+33.1 | D+24.3 | D+34.7 |
| Governor | D+32.7 | No race | No race | D+24.0 |
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 46.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Less dense than 63% 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 1626% college gradsD+7.1Not up in 2026District 8
22% college gradsD+12.2Held DDistrict 21
21% college gradsR+1.2Not up in 2026District 29
47% college gradsD+2.6Flipped D
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