Rick Hill, U.S. Representative

Rick Hill

U.S. Representative
Born
December 30, 1946
Current age
79
Home state
Montana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1996–2012
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hill616,602
Opponents584,704
3
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2012, Rick Hill ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. Hill's biggest single-election total was 228,879 votes, in the 2012 governor election in Montana. Hill's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Montana's at-large district, decided by 28,675 votes.

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How many votes has Rick Hill received?

Rick Hill has received 616,602 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Rick Hill’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012GovernorMontanaLost228,87947.34%Steve Bullock
1998U.S. HouseMontanaWon175,74853.01%Dusty Deschamps
Mike Fellows

Webb Sullivan
1996U.S. HouseMontanaWon211,97552.41%Bill Yellowtail
Jim Brooks
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000605) and Wikidata (Q443029). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rick Hill: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rick-hill. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.