2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana

Not to be confused with 2024 Montana House of Representatives election.

For related races, see 2024 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Montana, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections are scheduled for June 4, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
Both Montana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Republican Democratic Current seats 2 0

District 1

2024 Montana's 1st congressional district election

← 2022 2026 →

Nominee TBD Monica Tranel Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke Republican

Main article: Montana's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in mountainous Western Montana, including the cities of Missoula, Kalispell, Bozeman and Butte. The incumbent is Republican Ryan Zinke, who was elected with 49.7% of the vote in 2022.^[1] He initially had expressed interest in running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Jon Tester, but chose not to do so.^[2]

Republican primary

Declared

• Mary Todd, innkeeper and candidate for this district in 2022^[3]
• Ryan Zinke, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Endorsements

Ryan Zinke

Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States^[5]
• John Bolton, United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006)^[6]

Organizations

• AIPAC^[7]
• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund^[9]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mary Todd (R)	$74,625	$40,669	$33,956
Ryan Zinke (R)	$5,068,934	$2,848,404	$2,330,578
Source: Federal Election Commission^[10]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Todd
	Republican	Ryan Zinke (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

• Monica Tranel, lawyer, former Olympic rower, and nominee for this district in 2022^[4]

Endorsements

Monica Tranel

U.S. representatives

• Lois Frankel, U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district (2013–present)^[11]
• Annie Kuster, U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district (2013–present)^[12]
• Pat Ryan, U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional district (2023–present)^[12]

Statewide officials

• Brian Schweitzer, former governor of Montana (2005–2013)^[13]

State legislators

• Dave Fern, state representative from the 5th district (2017–present)^[13]
• Shannon O'Brien, state senator from the 46th district (2021–present)^[14]

Organizations

• DCCC Red to Blue^[15]
• Democratic Majority for Israel^[16]
• EMILY's List^[17]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America^[18]
• League of Conservation Voters^[19]
• National Organization for Women PAC^[20]
• NewDem Action Fund^[12]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[21]
• Reproductive Freedom for All^[22]

Labor unions

• National Education Association^[23]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Monica Tranel (D)	$1,955,947	$609,761	$135,072
Source: Federal Election Commission^[10]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Tranel
Total votes

Libertarian primary

Declared

• Dennis Hayes, remodeling contractor^[3]
• Ernie Noble, construction worker^[3]

Results

Libertarian primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Dennis Hayes
	Libertarian	Ernie Noble
Total votes

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[24]	Likely R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[25]	Lean R	September 15, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[26]	Lean R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[27]	Lean R	September 7, 2023
CNalysis^[28]	Lean R	November 16, 2023

Results

Montana's 1st congressional district, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	Monica Tranel
	Libertarian	TBD
Total votes

District 2

2024 Montana's 2nd congressional district election

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative Matt Rosendale Republican

Main article: Montana's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses much of the state east of the Continental Divide, including the cities of Billings, Great Falls and Helena. The incumbent is Republican Matt Rosendale, who was re-elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2022.^[1] He announced in February 2024 that he would run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Jon Tester, but dropped out of the race one week later.^[29] On March 8, 2024, Rosendale announced that he would not be seeking any office in 2024.^[30]

Republican primary

Declared

• Elsie Arntzen, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction^[31]
• Kyle Austin, pharmacist and candidate for this district in 2022^[3]
• Kenneth Bogner, President pro tempore of the Montana Senate^[32]
• Troy Downing, Montana State Auditor^[33]
• Ric Holden, former state senator^[34]
• Joel Krautter, former state representative^[34]
• Denny Rehberg, former U.S. Representative for the at-large district (2001–2013), former Lieutenant Governor of Montana (1991–1997), and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1996 and 2012^[35]
• Stacy Zinn, retired DEA agent^[36]

Withdrawn

• Matt Rosendale, incumbent U.S. Representative^[30]
• Ed Walker, former state senator and candidate for the at-large district in 2017 (remained on ballot)^[37]

Endorsements

Elsie Arntzen

U.S. representatives

• Bob Good, chair of the Freedom Caucus (2024–present) and VA-05 (2021–present)^[38]
• Harriet Hageman, WY-AL (2023–present)^[37]

Organizations

• House Freedom Fund^[39]

Ken Bogner

Executive Branch officials

• Thomas Homan, Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2017–2018)^[37]

Troy Downing

U.S. representatives

• Derrick Van Orden, WI-03 (2023–present)^[37]

Organizations

• With Honor Fund^[40]

Joel Krautter

Labor unions

• Montana Federation of Public Employees^[37]
• National Education Association^[23]

Declined to endorse

U.S. representatives

• Matt Rosendale, MT-02 (2021–present)^[37]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Elsie Arntzen (R)	$799,284^[a]	$430,436	$368,848
Kenneth Bogner (R)	$39,074	$29,304	$9,770
Troy Downing (R)	$955,324^[b]	$630,111	$325,213
Ric Holden (R)	$40,759^[c]	$28,530	$12,230
Joel Krautter (R)	$64,561^[d]	$42,301	$22,260
Stacy Zinn (R)	$26,589	$2,169	$24,420
Matt Rosendale (R)^[e]	$1,066,930	$1,060,012	$1,224,692
Edward Walker (R)^[e]	$113,937^[f]	$69,743	$44,195
Source: Federal Election Commission^[41]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[g]	Margin of error	Elsie Arntzen	Kenneth Bogner	Troy Downing	Ric Holden	Denny Rehberg	Stacey Zinn	Other	Undecided
Cygnal (R)^[A]	May 8–9, 2024	410 (LV)	± 4.8%	5%	4%	28%	2%	12%	8%	3%^[h]	40%
Guidant Polling & Strategy^[B]	April 14–17, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	10%	–	38%	–	26%	–	–	27%
Cygnal (R)^[A]	April 15–16, 2024	415 (LV)	± 4.8%	7%	4%	21%	1%	11%	3%	3%^[i]	51%
Moore Information^[C]	February 1, 2024	500 (LV)	–	5%	3%	16%	2%	26%	2%	9%^[j]	37%

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elsie Arntzen
	Republican	Kyle Austin
	Republican	Kenneth Bogner
	Republican	Troy Downing
	Republican	Ric Holden
	Republican	Joel Krautter
	Republican	Denny Rehberg
	Republican	Ed Walker (withdrawn)
	Republican	Stacy Zinn
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

• Ming Cabrera, salesman^[42]
• John Driscoll, former member of the Montana Public Service Commission and perennial candidate^[3]
• Kevin Hamm, IT consultant^[43]
• Steve Held, actor and rancher^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ming Cabrera (D)	$55,570^[k]	$34,702	$20,868
Kevin Hamm (D)	$52,577	$49,404	$3,172
Steve Held (D)	$46,223^[l]	$7,255	$38,968
Source: Federal Election Commission^[41]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ming Cabrera
	Democratic	John Driscoll
	Democratic	Kevin Hamm
	Democratic	Steve Held
Total votes

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[24]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections^[25]	Solid R	September 15, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[26]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily^[27]	Safe R	September 7, 2023
CNalysis^[28]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Results

Montana's 2nd congressional district, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	TBD
	Democratic	TBD
Total votes

Notes

1. $700,000 of this total was self-funded by Arntzen.
2. $200,000 of this total was self-funded by Downing.
3. $32,072 of this total was self-funded by Holden.
4. $6,527 of this total was self-funded by Krautter.
5. Withdrawn candidate
6. $10,000 of this total was self-funded by Walker.
7. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
8. Joel Krautter with 2%; Kyle Austin with 1%; Ed Walker with 0%
9. Joel Krautter with 2%; Kyle Austin with 1; Ed Walker with 0%
10. Joel Krautter and Ed Walker with 1%; "Other" with 7%
11. $2,740 of this total was self-funded by Cabrera.
12. $30,000 of this total was self-funded by Held.

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by Elect Principled Veterans Fund, which supports Downing's campaign
2. This poll was sponsored by Downing's campaign
3. This poll was sponsored by supporters of Rehberg's campaign

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Mary Todd (R) for Congress
• Monica Tranel (D) for Congress
• Ryan Zinke (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Elsie Arntzen (R) for Congress
• Kyle Austin (R) for Congress
• Ken Bogner (R) for Congress
• Ming Cabrera (D) for Congress
• Troy Downing (R) for Congress
• Kevin Hamm (D) for Congress
• Joel Krautter (R) for Congress
• Denny Rehberg (R) for Congress
• Ed Walker (R) for Congress