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2000 Montana U.S. Senate Election

Montana · 3 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2000 Montana U.S. Senate Election?

Conrad R. Burns won the 2000 Montana U.S. Senate Election. Conrad R. Burns received 208,082 popular votes (50.55%). The main challenger was Brian Schweitzer (47.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Burns and Schweitzer

Burns +3.3 pts · won by 13,652 votes
Conrad R. BurnsRepublicanWINNER50.55%
208,082 votes
Brian SchweitzerDemocratic47.24%
194,430 votes
Gary LeeReform2.21%
9,089 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.