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Montana › Montana State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Montana State Senate District 50
Shane Morigeau has no major-party opponent.
Shane Morigeau has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Shane Morigeau
Incumbent senator
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+33: 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
- 36,696
- People per km²
- 143
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 48%
- White, no degree
- 44%of adults
- White 84%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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 President Vote in this district
12,403 two-party votes · D+32.2 · D+33.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)66.1%
Donald Trump (R)33.9%
2022 Earlier district lines
10,263 votes · D+45.3✓ Andrea Olsen (D)72.6%
Nick Knowles (R)27.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
9,986 two-party votes · D+34.2 · D+29.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.1%
Donald Trump (R)32.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
11,257 votes · D+44.4✓ Bryce Bennett (D)72.2%
Niki Sardot (R)27.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
7,144 two-party votes · D+27.8 · D+25.5 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)63.9%
Donald Trump (R)36.1%
2014 Earlier district lines
6,020 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom Facey (D)100.0%