Senate Elections 2008 | US Senate Elections | Montana Races
2008 Montana U.S. Senate Election Results
Max Baucus
Percent: 72.92%
Votes: 348,289
Bob Kelleher
Percent: 27.08%
Votes: 129,369
Race Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Democratic Senator Max Baucus seeking re-election. Baucus defeated Republican nominee Bob Kelleher, winning 72.92% of the vote to Kelleher’s 27.08%. The landslide victory maintained Democratic control of the Senate seat and extended Baucus’s long tenure representing Montana in the U.S. Senate.
Full Results
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 72.92%
Votes: 348,289
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 27.08%
Votes: 129,369
Total votes: 477,658
State Map
Results by County
Beaverhead County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.05%
Votes: 3,233
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.95%
Votes: 1,518
Total votes: 4,751
Carbon County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 73.12%
Votes: 4,085
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 26.88%
Votes: 1,502
Total votes: 5,587
Custer County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 75.02%
Votes: 4,003
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 24.98%
Votes: 1,333
Total votes: 5,336
Fallon County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 63.28%
Votes: 879
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 36.72%
Votes: 510
Total votes: 1,389
Garfield County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 59.83%
Votes: 423
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 40.17%
Votes: 284
Total votes: 707
Hill County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 80.58%
Votes: 5,333
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 19.42%
Votes: 1,285
Total votes: 6,618
Lewis & Clark County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 76.90%
Votes: 24,702
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 23.10%
Votes: 7,419
Total votes: 32,121
McCone County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 63.82%
Votes: 681
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 36.18%
Votes: 386
Total votes: 1,067
Musselshell County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 60.79%
Votes: 1,361
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 39.21%
Votes: 878
Total votes: 2,239
Pondera County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 75.17%
Votes: 2,125
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 24.83%
Votes: 702
Total votes: 2,827
Ravalli County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 63.02%
Votes: 13,557
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 36.98%
Votes: 7,956
Total votes: 21,513
Sanders County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 58.86%
Votes: 3,362
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 41.14%
Votes: 2,350
Total votes: 5,712
Sweet Grass County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 58.58%
Votes: 1,161
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 41.42%
Votes: 821
Total votes: 1,982
Valley County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 77.43%
Votes: 2,964
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 22.57%
Votes: 864
Total votes: 3,828
Big Horn County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 82.88%
Votes: 4,300
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 17.12%
Votes: 888
Total votes: 5,188
Carter County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 63.34%
Votes: 444
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 36.66%
Votes: 257
Total votes: 701
Daniels County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 69.31%
Votes: 716
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 30.69%
Votes: 317
Total votes: 1,033
Fergus County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 65.36%
Votes: 3,939
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 34.64%
Votes: 2,088
Total votes: 6,027
Glacier County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 84.27%
Votes: 4,162
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 15.73%
Votes: 777
Total votes: 4,939
Jefferson County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 69.41%
Votes: 4,294
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 30.59%
Votes: 1,892
Total votes: 6,186
Liberty County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 74.02%
Votes: 715
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 25.98%
Votes: 251
Total votes: 966
Meagher County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.13%
Votes: 635
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.87%
Votes: 297
Total votes: 932
Park County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 70.78%
Votes: 6,129
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 29.22%
Votes: 2,530
Total votes: 8,659
Powder River County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 60.83%
Votes: 598
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 39.17%
Votes: 385
Total votes: 983
Richland County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 62.77%
Votes: 2,780
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 37.23%
Votes: 1,649
Total votes: 4,429
Sheridan County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 74.29%
Votes: 1,468
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 25.71%
Votes: 508
Total votes: 1,976
Teton County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.88%
Votes: 2,233
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.12%
Votes: 1,009
Total votes: 3,242
Wheatland County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 66.25%
Votes: 632
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 33.75%
Votes: 322
Total votes: 954
Blaine County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 82.29%
Votes: 2,379
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 17.71%
Votes: 512
Total votes: 2,891
Cascade County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 77.90%
Votes: 27,349
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 22.10%
Votes: 7,758
Total votes: 35,107
Dawson County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.94%
Votes: 3,012
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.06%
Votes: 1,357
Total votes: 4,369
Flathead County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 63.56%
Votes: 26,963
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 36.44%
Votes: 15,459
Total votes: 42,422
Golden Valley County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 61.54%
Votes: 288
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 38.46%
Votes: 180
Total votes: 468
Judith Basin County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 72.19%
Votes: 872
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 27.81%
Votes: 336
Total votes: 1,208
Lincoln County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 62.00%
Votes: 5,627
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 38.00%
Votes: 3,449
Total votes: 9,076
Mineral County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.05%
Votes: 1,329
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.95%
Votes: 624
Total votes: 1,953
Petroleum County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 61.62%
Votes: 183
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 38.38%
Votes: 114
Total votes: 297
Powell County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.03%
Votes: 1,885
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.97%
Votes: 886
Total votes: 2,771
Roosevelt County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 81.35%
Votes: 3,341
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 18.65%
Votes: 766
Total votes: 4,107
Silver Bow County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 86.45%
Votes: 14,445
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 13.55%
Votes: 2,265
Total votes: 16,710
Toole County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 68.68%
Votes: 1,443
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 31.32%
Votes: 658
Total votes: 2,101
Wibaux County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 66.67%
Votes: 366
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 33.33%
Votes: 183
Total votes: 549
Broadwater County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 61.61%
Votes: 650
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 38.39%
Votes: 405
Total votes: 1,055
Chouteau County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 76.08%
Votes: 2,134
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 23.92%
Votes: 671
Total votes: 2,805
Deer Lodge County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 86.58%
Votes: 4,393
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 13.42%
Votes: 681
Total votes: 5,074
Gallatin County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 71.27%
Votes: 33,142
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 28.73%
Votes: 13,359
Total votes: 46,501
Granite County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 64.76%
Votes: 1,077
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 35.24%
Votes: 586
Total votes: 1,663
Lake County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 70.68%
Votes: 9,633
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 29.32%
Votes: 3,996
Total votes: 13,629
Madison County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 66.68%
Votes: 2,978
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 33.32%
Votes: 1,488
Total votes: 4,466
Missoula County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 79.23%
Votes: 45,621
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 20.77%
Votes: 11,961
Total votes: 57,582
Phillips County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 70.27%
Votes: 1,468
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 29.73%
Votes: 621
Total votes: 2,089
Prairie County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 61.66%
Votes: 439
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 38.34%
Votes: 273
Total votes: 712
Rosebud County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 76.25%
Votes: 2,874
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 23.75%
Votes: 895
Total votes: 3,769
Stillwater County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 67.22%
Votes: 3,022
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 32.78%
Votes: 1,474
Total votes: 4,496
Treasure County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 72.73%
Votes: 336
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 27.27%
Votes: 126
Total votes: 462
Yellowstone County
Max Baucus (DEM)
Percent: 74.33%
Votes: 50,126
Bob Kelleher (REP)
Percent: 25.67%
Votes: 17,308
Total votes: 67,434