Montana
Executives · Congressional delegation · State legislature · State supreme court
Statewide executives
Greg Gianforte
R Governor
Term 2021–2029
Kristen Juras
R Lieutenant Governor
Term 2021–2029
Austin Knudsen
R Attorney General
Term 2021–2029
Older Open States records whose term end date has passed (may be out of date): Christi Jacobsen (Secretary of State, term ended 2025-01-06)
State supreme court: Montana Supreme Court
Nonpartisan election · Term: 8 years · 7 sitting justices. Voters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
Cory Swanson
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Beth Baker
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 3, 2011
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Katherine M. Bidegaray
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2025
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Ingrid Gayle Gustafson
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2018
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Laurie McKinnon
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2013
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
James A. Rice
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2001
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jim Shea
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: June 2, 2014
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
No public decision data available for this court.
Court page → · Source: Ballotpedia
Congressional delegation
Current delegation: 0 D · 4 R · scores are DW-NOMINATE (comparable across Congress)
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
State legislature
Montana Senate 50 members · 32 R · 18 D open in Rankings →
4357 roll calls (2735 contested, used for scores), 2025-01-07 to 2025-04-30; sessions: 2025 Regular Session
| # | Name | Party | District | Score (liberal → conservative) | Party unity | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Olsen | D | 48 | -1.000 | 86.6% | 3244 |
| 2 | Jacinda Morigeau | D | 46 | -0.982 | 94.0% | 3269 |
| 3 | Mary Ann Dunwell | D | 42 | -0.980 | 90.4% | 3021 |
| 4 | Susan Webber | D | 8 | -0.957 | 95.0% | 3214 |
| 5 | Laura Smith | D | 40 | -0.952 | 95.7% | 3302 |
| 6 | Cora Neumann | D | 30 | -0.937 | 94.5% | 3276 |
| 7 | Janet Ellis | D | 41 | -0.929 | 96.2% | 3167 |
| 8 | Chris Pope | D | 33 | -0.913 | 97.0% | 3110 |
| 9 | Pat Flowers | D | 31 | -0.910 | 97.2% | 3095 |
| 10 | Denise Hayman | D | 32 | -0.892 | 93.4% | 3149 |
| 11 | Shane Morigeau | D | 50 | -0.863 | 94.5% | 3095 |
| 12 | Jonathan Windy Boy | D | 16 | -0.857 | 91.4% | 3203 |
| 13 | Willis Curdy | D | 49 | -0.850 | 95.9% | 3145 |
| 14 | Ellie Boldman | D | 47 | -0.833 | 95.9% | 3073 |
| 15 | Emma Kerr-Carpenter | D | 23 | -0.799 | 95.2% | 3175 |
| 16 | Derek Harvey | D | 37 | -0.796 | 94.5% | 3110 |
| 17 | Sara Novak | D | 36 | -0.796 | 95.6% | 3184 |
| 18 | Dave Fern | D | 2 | -0.644 | 92.3% | 3051 |
| 19 | Russel Tempel | R | 14 | -0.290 | 77.3% | 3104 |
| 20 | Wendy McKamey | R | 12 | -0.213 | 79.7% | 3088 |
| 21 | Gregg Hunter | R | 15 | -0.189 | 81.9% | 3152 |
| 22 | Josh Kassmier | R | 13 | -0.100 | 82.7% | 3037 |
| 23 | Gayle Lammers | R | 21 | -0.076 | 83.5% | 3182 |
| 24 | Jason Ellsworth | R | 43 | -0.051 | 83.0% | 3061 |
| 25 | Shelley Vance | R | 34 | -0.021 | 83.2% | 3150 |
| 26 | Butch Gillespie | R | 9 | +0.016 | 85.3% | 3145 |
| 27 | Denley Loge | R | 45 | +0.019 | 85.9% | 3137 |
| 28 | Mike Yakawich | R | 24 | +0.278 | 90.1% | 3094 |
| 29 | Mike Cuffe | R | 1 | +0.326 | 87.1% | 3108 |
| 30 | Wylie Galt | R | 39 | +0.632 | 93.6% | 3070 |
| 31 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 22 | +0.652 | 91.3% | 3208 |
| 32 | Greg Hertz | R | 7 | +0.662 | 94.0% | 3057 |
| 33 | Sue Vinton | R | 20 | +0.688 | 93.0% | 3276 |
| 34 | John Esp | R | 29 | +0.703 | 86.1% | 3106 |
| 35 | Ken Bogner | R | 18 | +0.732 | 91.0% | 3110 |
| 36 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 10 | +0.736 | 83.1% | 3214 |
| 37 | Vince Ricci | R | 27 | +0.737 | 93.2% | 3324 |
| 38 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 28 | +0.751 | 87.4% | 3140 |
| 39 | Tony Tezak | R | 35 | +0.752 | 94.5% | 3126 |
| 40 | Tom McGillvray | R | 26 | +0.760 | 90.8% | 3162 |
| 41 | Dennis Lenz | R | 25 | +0.795 | 91.2% | 3138 |
| 42 | Becky Beard | R | 38 | +0.805 | 90.0% | 3098 |
| 43 | John Fuller | R | 4 | +0.806 | 89.9% | 3227 |
| 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 44 | +0.807 | 91.9% | 3333 |
| 45 | Bob Phalen | R | 17 | +0.813 | 92.5% | 3226 |
| 46 | Matt Regier | R | 5 | +0.820 | 92.6% | 3165 |
| 47 | Barry Usher | R | 19 | +0.832 | 91.7% | 3250 |
| 48 | Daniel Emrich | R | 11 | +0.874 | 82.1% | 3369 |
| 49 | Mark Noland | R | 6 | +0.884 | 90.5% | 3171 |
| 50 | Carl Glimm | R | 3 | +0.949 | 88.2% | 3138 |
Montana House 100 members · 58 R · 42 D open in Rankings →
4356 roll calls (2645 contested, used for scores), 2025-01-07 to 2025-04-30; sessions: 2025 Regular Session
| # | Name | Party | District | Score (liberal → conservative) | Party unity | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.J. Howell | D | 100 | -1.000 | 92.4% | 3146 |
| 2 | Zooey Zephyr | D | 95 | -1.000 | 89.3% | 3143 |
| 3 | Kelly Kortum | D | 64 | -0.999 | 90.8% | 3073 |
| 4 | Jane Weber | D | 19 | -0.998 | 94.4% | 3005 |
| 5 | Becky Edwards | D | 61 | -0.977 | 94.8% | 3019 |
| 6 | Shelly Fyant | D | 91 | -0.965 | 96.3% | 3088 |
| 7 | Debo Powers | D | 3 | -0.960 | 94.3% | 2968 |
| 8 | Jamie Isaly | D | 58 | -0.958 | 97.3% | 3130 |
| 9 | Eric Matthews | D | 66 | -0.956 | 95.5% | 2971 |
| 10 | Melissa Romano | D | 80 | -0.950 | 97.8% | 3023 |
| 11 | James Reavis | D | 47 | -0.948 | 92.6% | 3008 |
| 12 | Donavon Hawk | D | 72 | -0.942 | 92.4% | 2971 |
| 13 | Connie Keogh | D | 92 | -0.941 | 97.2% | 2968 |
| 14 | Peter Strand | D | 63 | -0.933 | 96.8% | 3106 |
| 15 | Mark Thane | D | 89 | -0.927 | 97.1% | 3011 |
| 16 | Luke Muszkiewicz | D | 79 | -0.926 | 96.3% | 2968 |
| 17 | Marilyn Marler | D | 94 | -0.925 | 94.4% | 3049 |
| 18 | Brian Close | D | 65 | -0.924 | 93.8% | 3005 |
| 19 | Denise Joy | D | 46 | -0.924 | 95.9% | 3175 |
| 20 | Jade Sooktis | D | 41 | -0.923 | 96.4% | 3041 |
| 21 | Katie Sullivan | D | 93 | -0.920 | 93.1% | 3142 |
| 22 | Jill Cohenour | D | 83 | -0.919 | 96.9% | 3034 |
| 23 | Thedis Crowe | D | 15 | -0.909 | 95.9% | 2968 |
| 24 | Mary Caferro | D | 81 | -0.907 | 86.5% | 3022 |
| 25 | Jennifer Lynch | D | 73 | -0.894 | 96.4% | 3087 |
| 26 | Mike Fox | D | 32 | -0.891 | 96.2% | 2968 |
| 27 | Josh Seckinger | D | 62 | -0.890 | 94.8% | 3113 |
| 28 | Tom France | D | 99 | -0.890 | 96.4% | 3172 |
| 29 | Marc Lee | D | 74 | -0.884 | 96.5% | 3073 |
| 30 | Melody Cunningham | D | 97 | -0.884 | 96.2% | 3143 |
| 31 | Pete Elverum | D | 82 | -0.884 | 95.3% | 3070 |
| 32 | Scott Rosenzweig | D | 57 | -0.883 | 96.0% | 2968 |
| 33 | Tyson Running Wolf | D | 16 | -0.862 | 96.0% | 2996 |
| 34 | Bob Carter | D | 96 | -0.861 | 94.5% | 3054 |
| 35 | Jonathan Karlen | D | 98 | -0.861 | 96.3% | 3267 |
| 36 | Chip Fitzpatrick | D | 42 | -0.856 | 95.6% | 3090 |
| 37 | Alanah Griffith | D | 60 | -0.845 | 95.4% | 3116 |
| 38 | Denise Baum | D | 45 | -0.839 | 95.7% | 3106 |
| 39 | Frank J. Smith | D | 31 | -0.803 | 91.8% | 3004 |
| 40 | Scott DeMarois | D | 71 | -0.800 | 95.1% | 3084 |
| 41 | Paul Tuss | D | 27 | -0.754 | 94.5% | 2983 |
| 42 | Valerie Moore | R | 29 | +0.232 | 87.7% | 3005 |
| 43 | Ken Walsh | R | 69 | +0.244 | 87.0% | 2983 |
| 44 | Melissa Nikolakakos | R | 20 | +0.250 | 88.0% | 3008 |
| 45 | George Nikolakakos | R | 22 | +0.262 | 87.5% | 3020 |
| 46 | John Fitzpatrick | R | 76 | +0.269 | 87.3% | 2968 |
| 47 | Brad Barker | R | 55 | +0.292 | 88.5% | 2971 |
| 48 | Linda Reksten | R | 13 | +0.299 | 88.8% | 3106 |
| 49 | Dave Bedey | R | 86 | +0.311 | 88.7% | 2971 |
| 50 | Llew Jones | R | 18 | +0.337 | 88.9% | 2968 |
| 51 | Julie Darling | R | 84 | +0.404 | 88.0% | 3004 |
| 52 | Sherry Essmann | R | 49 | +0.412 | 86.3% | 3070 |
| 53 | Eric Tilleman | R | 23 | +0.418 | 91.0% | 3044 |
| 54 | Ed Buttrey | R | 21 | +0.445 | 91.4% | 3087 |
| 55 | Russ Miner | R | 26 | +0.462 | 90.9% | 2991 |
| 56 | Gary Parry | R | 35 | +0.501 | 91.8% | 3069 |
| 57 | Courtenay Sprunger | R | 7 | +0.518 | 90.8% | 3112 |
| 58 | Greg Oblander | R | 38 | +0.518 | 93.2% | 3070 |
| 59 | Steve Gist | R | 25 | +0.583 | 93.5% | 3132 |
| 60 | Lyn Bennett | R | 4 | +0.607 | 92.1% | 3041 |
| 61 | Curtis Schomer | R | 48 | +0.626 | 91.5% | 3084 |
| 62 | Eric Albus | R | 28 | +0.646 | 90.7% | 2968 |
| 63 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 24 | +0.698 | 92.4% | 3272 |
| 64 | Larry Brewster | R | 43 | +0.699 | 92.2% | 3040 |
| 65 | Mike Vinton | R | 40 | +0.704 | 90.5% | 2968 |
| 66 | Shane Klakken | R | 37 | +0.718 | 92.9% | 3106 |
| 67 | Tracy Sharp | R | 12 | +0.729 | 90.4% | 3156 |
| 68 | Curt Cochran | R | 90 | +0.736 | 93.3% | 3066 |
| 69 | Greg Overstreet | R | 88 | +0.745 | 94.7% | 3208 |
| 70 | Jodee Etchart | R | 51 | +0.747 | 95.6% | 3143 |
| 71 | Lukas Schubert | R | 8 | +0.750 | 82.1% | 3085 |
| 72 | Neil Duram | R | 1 | +0.752 | 91.8% | 3011 |
| 73 | Katie Zolnikov | R | 44 | +0.769 | 92.4% | 2952 |
| 74 | Terry Nelson | R | 87 | +0.780 | 93.2% | 1640 |
| 75 | Anthony Nicastro | R | 50 | +0.785 | 92.1% | 2968 |
| 76 | Kerri Seekins-Crowe | R | 39 | +0.786 | 96.0% | 3149 |
| 77 | Steve Kelly | R | 9 | +0.803 | 93.1% | 3143 |
| 78 | Lee Deming | R | 54 | +0.804 | 91.4% | 3204 |
| 79 | Morgan Thiel | R | 30 | +0.806 | 94.8% | 3070 |
| 80 | Zack Wirth | R | 17 | +0.814 | 93.5% | 3004 |
| 81 | Jerry Schillinger | R | 34 | +0.824 | 90.7% | 2971 |
| 82 | Terry Falk | R | 10 | +0.841 | 87.8% | 2983 |
| 83 | Randyn Gregg | R | 78 | +0.857 | 94.0% | 3051 |
| 84 | Tom Millett | R | 2 | +0.857 | 91.1% | 3159 |
| 85 | Jane Gillette | R | 77 | +0.858 | 87.9% | 2968 |
| 86 | Shannon Maness | R | 70 | +0.866 | 93.4% | 3113 |
| 87 | Fiona Nave | R | 56 | +0.871 | 90.9% | 2968 |
| 88 | Jedediah Hinkle | R | 67 | +0.876 | 89.9% | 3175 |
| 89 | Nelly Nicol | R | 53 | +0.878 | 92.3% | 3084 |
| 90 | Brandon Ler | R | 33 | +0.885 | 94.1% | 3222 |
| 91 | Amy Regier | R | 6 | +0.891 | 92.0% | 3161 |
| 92 | Ed Byrne | R | 11 | +0.899 | 88.7% | 3047 |
| 93 | Greg Kmetz | R | 36 | +0.902 | 91.0% | 3128 |
| 94 | Paul Fielder | R | 14 | +0.914 | 90.5% | 3021 |
| 95 | Braxton Mitchell | R | 5 | +0.937 | 92.5% | 3116 |
| 96 | Caleb Hinkle | R | 68 | +0.947 | 87.4% | 3149 |
| 97 | Kathy Love | R | 85 | +0.950 | 87.9% | 3042 |
| — | Katie Fire Thunder not ranked | D | 59 | — | — | 0 |
| — | Mark Reinschmidt not ranked | R | 75 | — | — | 0 |
| — | Stacy Zinn not ranked | R | 52 | — | — | 0 |