Montana Total Vote Turnout '96-'00
Registered Voting
1996 590,751 417,232 70.6274%
2000 698,260 417,916 59.8511%
(107,509) (684) 10.7763%
Mont. Pres. 96 Dole Clinton Browne Perot Hagelin (NL)       Total vote President 96
179,652 167,922 2,526 55,229 1,754 0 0     407,083 (10,149) -2.4325%
44.1315% 41.2501% 0.6205% 13.5670% 0.4309% 0.0000% 0.0000%   Ind. total 59,509
Mont. Pres. 00 Bush Gore (D) Browne (L) Buchanan (R) Hagelin (NL) Nader (G) Phillips (Con)     President 00 #2 (3,903) -0.9497%
240,178 137,126 1,718 5,697 675 24,437 1,155       410,986 (6,930) -1.6582%
58.4395% 33.3651% 0.4180% 1.3862% 0.1642% 5.9459% 0.2810%     Ind. total 33,682
Difference (60,526) 30,796 808 49,532 1,079 (24,437) (1,155)    
Mont. Sen. 96 Rehberg (R) Baucus (D) Becky Shaw (Ref) Heaton (NL)             Senate 96
182,111 201,935 19,276 4,168             407,490 (9,742)
44.6909% 49.5558% 4.7304% 1.0228%           Ind. total 23,444 Number 1 in 1996
Mont. Sen. 00 Burns (R) Schweitzer (D) Gary Lee (Ref)               Senate 00 (no.1) (4,111)
208,082 194,430 9,089               411,601
50.5543% 47.2375% 2.2082%               Ind. total 9,089
Difference (25,971) 7,505 10,187              
Mont. Gov. 96 Marc Racicot (R) Jacobson (D)             Governor 96
320,768 84,407             405,175 (12,057)
79.1678% 20.8322% 0.0000%             Ind. total 0
Mont. Gov. 00 Judy Martz (R) Mark O'Keefe (D) Stan Jones (L)               Governor 00 (5,017)
209,135 193,131 7,926 0             410,192
50.9847% 47.0831% 1.9323% 0.0000%             Ind. total 7926
Difference 111,633 (108,724) (7,926) (0)            
Mont. SoS 96 No Republican Cooney (D) Martha Oaas (L)               SoS 96
  0 309,503 59,125               368,628 (48,604)
  0.0000% 83.9608% -121.6464%             Ind. total 59,125
Mont. SoS 00 Bob Brown (R) Hal Harper (D) Mike Fellows (L) J. R. Myers (R)             SoS 2000 (27,861)
202,369 174,053 11,446 8,621             396,489
51.0403% 43.8986% 2.8868% 2.1743%             Ind. total 20067
Difference (202,369) 135,450 47,679 (8,621)            
Mont. AG 96 Larry Baer (R) Mazurek (D)                 AG 1996
154,251 236,689                 390,940 (26,292)
39.4564% 60.5436%               Ind. total 0
Mont. AG 00 Jim Rice (R) McGrath (D)                 AG 2000 (7,085)
186,299 211,726                 398,025
46.8059% 53.1941%                 Ind. total 0
Difference (32,048) 24,963                
Mont. Aud. 96 No Republican Mark O'Keefe John Larson (L)               Auditor 96
  0 305,561 63,127               368,688 (48,544)
  0.0000% 82.8779% 17.1221%             Ind. total 63,127
Mont. Aud. 00 Schmidt (R) Morrison (D) Scott (NL)               Auditor 2000 (22,504)
174,854 196,287 20,051               391,192
44.6977% 50.1766% 5.1256%               Ind. total 20,051
Difference (174,854) 109,274 43,076              
Mont. SupPI. 96 Buchanan (R) Keenan (D) Zemke (NL)               Sup.PubI 96
162,570 225,201 12,116               399,887 (17,345)
40.6540% 56.3162% 3.0299%             Ind. total 12,116
Mont. SupPI. 00 Herman (R) McCulloch (D) Larry Foust (R)               Sup. Pub I 92 7,925
162,069 206,941 22,952               391,962
41.3481% 52.7962% 5.8557%               Ind. total 22952
Difference 501 18,260 (10,836)              
Mont. House1-96 Rick Hill (R) Yellowtail (D) Brooks MD (NL)
211,975 174,516 17,935 404,426
52.4138% 43.1515% 4.4347%
Mont. House1-00 Rehberg (R) Nancy Keenan (D) Tikalsky (L)   -6095
211,418 189,971 9,132   410,521
51.4999% 46.2756% 2.2245%  
557 (15,455) 8,803
 
No District 96 Marlenee (R) O'Brien (D)    
0.00 0.00     2.93874E-39
0.50 0.50    
No District 92 Marlenee Blaylock (D)       0
  0.00 0.00       2.93874E-39
0.50 0.50      
0.00 0.00  
Total Montana
1996 211,975 174,516 17,935 0  
2000 211,418 189,971 9,132 0   Mont. House 92 Mont. House 96
557 (15,455) 8,803 0   410,521   404,426 -6095
     
Montana House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed    
1996 1 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 2.93874E-39
2000 1 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 2.93874E-39
0 0 0 0 0
Questions For Against
Mont. Init.143 Prohibit new game farms, shooting game for fee, transfer of licenses.   204,282 51.4097% 193,079 397,361 0.20
Mont. LgRef 116 Repeal State Inheritance Tax   265,951 67.8057% 126,274 392,225 0.40
Mont. ConAm 35 Create Permanent Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund for health services.   287,432 73.4348% 103,979 391,411 0.60
Mont. LgRef 115 Replace motor Vehicle fee with flat tax.   142,224 37.0018% 242,146 384,370 0.80
Mont. ConAm 34 Allow 25% of state compensation fund to be invested in stocks.   197,399 52.1876% 180,850 378,249 1.00
Montana No. 1 issue in 1996, require specific toxin removal before discharge into state waters. o state waters. [against 56.75%] 405,819
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
Mont. Senate96 16 9 4 2 6 24.0000%
Mont. Senate 00 16 10 7 3 10 38.4615%
0 -1 -3 -1 -4 -14.4615%
Mont. House 96 64 36 19 16 35 35.0000%
Mont. House 00 58 42 11 11 22 22.0000%
6 -6 8 5 13 13.0000%
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