Lyn Hellegaard
Last held office: Montana House of Representatives, District 97 (2022–2024). Lost the 2026 race for Montana House District 89.
- Last margin
- −24.1
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hellegaard was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hellegaard has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hellegaard won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Montana House District 89 | General | Lost | Mark A. Thane (D) | 37.9% | D+24.1 | $16.4K | D+5.6 | |
| 2024 | Montana House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Lost | Mark Thane (D) | 44.4% | D+11.2 | — | — | |
| 2022 | Montana House of Representatives, District 97 | General | Won | Devin Jackson (D) | 56% | R+12.0 | — | — | |
| 2014 | Montana House of Representatives, District 96 | General | Lost | Andrew Person (D) | 48% | D+4.0 | — | — | |
| 2014 | Montana House of Representatives, District 96 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Montana House of Representatives, District 94 | General | Lost | Ellie Hill (D) | 35.9% | D+28.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $16.4K
- Spent
- $12.1K
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings through Sep 16, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| HELLEGAARD, LYN State | Active |
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings through Sep 16, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Seats Hellegaard has held
- Montana House of Representatives, District 97 · 2022–2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hellegaard has run against
- Mark A. Thane (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Mark Thane (D) · 2024 election, lost
- Devin Jackson (D) · 2022 election, won
- Andrew Person (D) · 2014 election, lost
- Ellie Hill (D) · 2012 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)