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2002 Montana U.S. Senate Election

Montana · 4 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2002 Montana U.S. Senate Election?

Max Baucus won the 2002 Montana U.S. Senate Election. Max Baucus received 204,853 popular votes (62.74%). The main challenger was Mike Taylor (31.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Baucus and Taylor

Baucus +31.0 pts · won by 101,242 votes
Max BaucusDemocraticWINNER62.74%
204,853 votes
Mike TaylorRepublican31.73%
103,611 votes
Stan JonesLibertarian3.19%
10,420 votes
Bob KelleherGreen2.34%
7,653 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.