Background on Term Limits in Montana:
In 1992, Montanans passed a constitutional initiative (CI-64) establishing limits on how long statewide elected executive officers, state legislators, and members of Congress* can hold office.
*In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down term limits on congressional terms, saying that states do not have the constitutional authority to regulate the tenure of federal legislators.
The effect of CI-64 was to prohibit the following public officials from seeking re-election if they have already held the office for 8 years in any 16-year period:
- Please note that pursuant to passage of Senate Bill 311 in 2011 and based on the 2012 Attorney General opinion at 54-4, “a candidate may file for office if, at the time the candidate begins to serve in that office, he or she will have had an 8-year break in service over a 16-year period of time.”
- For example, an individual who served from 1999 to 2007 would no longer be prohibited by term limits from filing for the same office in 2014, since as of the time the individual begins to serve in 2015, there will have been a 8-year break in service (from January 2007- January 2015).
An official can be re-elected by write-in vote, even after serving 8 years in a 16-year period.
Executive Branch
Certain top elected executive officials were elected in 2024, so they will reach their term limit in 2032:
The following top elected executive officials were elected in 2020, and re-elected in 2024, so they will reach their term limit in 2028:
- Governor Greg Gianforte
- Attorney General Austin Knudsen
- Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen
Supreme Court
Pursuant to Title 3, Chapter 2, Montana Supreme Court Justices are subject to terms of office:
One Supreme Court Justice was retained in 2018 and the office will be eligible for election in 2026:
Two Supreme Court Justices were retained/elected in 2020 and the offices will be eligible for election in 2028:
Two Supreme Court Justices were elected in 2022 and the offices will be eligible in 2030:
Two Supreme Court Justices were elected in 2024 and the offices will be eligible in 2032:
Public Service Commission
Pursuant to 69-1-105, MCA, Public Service Commissioners are also subject to term limits:
One commissioner was elected in 2018, was re-elected in 2022, and will be term limited in 2026:
One Commissioner was elected in 2020, was re-elected in 2024, and will be term limited in 2028:
One Commissioner was elected in 2022, and if re-elected in 2026, will be term limited in 2030:
Two Commissioners were elected in 2024, and if re-elected in 2028, will be term limited in 2032:
State Senate
2025 members of the state Senate, who are elected for four-year terms, will be term-limited from this body according to the following schedule:
District | Senator | Ineligible |
1 | Mike Cuffe | 2026 |
2 | Dave Fern | 2032 |
3 | Carl Glimm | 2028 |
4 | John Fuller | 2030 |
5 | Matt Regier | 2032 |
6 | Mark Noland | 2030 |
7 | Greg Hertz | 2028 |
8 | Susan A. Webber | 2026 |
9 | Bruce (Butch) Gillespie | 2026 |
10 | Jeremy Trebas | 2030 |
11 | Daniel Emrich | 2030 |
12 | Wendy McKamey | 2030 |
13 | Josh Kassmier | 2032 |
14 | Russel E Tempel | 2026 |
15 | Gregg Hunter | 2032 |
16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | 2032 |
17 | Bob Phalen | 2032 |
18 | Kenneth Bogner | 2026 |
19 | Barry Usher | 2030 |
20 | Sue Vinton | 2032 |
21 | Gayle Lammers | 2032 |
22 | Daniel Zolnikov | 2030 |
23 | Emma Kerr-Carpenter | 2032 |
24 | Mike Yakawich | 2032 |
25 | Dennis Lenz | 2030 |
26 | Tom McGillvray | 2028 |
27 | Vince Ricci | 2032 |
28 | Forrest Mandeville | 2030 |
29 | John Esp | 2026 |
30 | Cora Neumann | 2032 |
31 | Pat Flowers | 2026 |
32 | Denise Hayman | 2030 |
33 | Christopher Pope | 2028 |
34 | Shelley Vance | 2030 |
35 | Tony Tezak | 2032 |
36 | Sara Novak | 2032 |
37 | Derek Harvey | 2032 |
38 | Becky Beard | 2030 |
39 | E. Wylie Galt | 2032 |
40 | Laura Smith | 2032 |
41 | Janet Ellis | 2026 |
42 | Mary Ann Dunwell | 2030 |
43 | Jason W. Ellsworth | 2026 |
44 | Theresa Manzella | 2028 |
45 | Denley M. Loge | 2032 |
46 | Jacinda Morigeau | 2032 |
47 | Ellie Hill Boldman | 2028 |
48 | Andrea Olsen | 2030 |
49 | Willis Curdy | 2030 |
50 | Shane Morigeau | 2028 |
State House of Representatives
2025 members of the state House of Representatives, who are elected for two-year terms, will be term-limited from this body according to the following schedule:
| District | Representative | Ineligible |
| 1 | Neil Duram | 2026 |
| 2 | Tom Millett | 2032 |
| 3 | Deebo Powers | 2032 |
| 4 | Lyn Bennett | 2032 |
| 5 | Braxton Mitchell | 2028 |
| 6 | Amy Regier | 2028 |
| 7 | Courtenay Sprunger | 2030 |
| 8 | Lukas Schubert | 2032 |
| 9 | Steven Kelly | 2032 |
| 10 | Terry Falk | 2030 |
| 11 | Ed Byrne | 2032 |
| 12 | Tracy Sharp | 2032 |
| 13 | Linda Reksten | 2028 |
| 14 | Paul Fielder | 2028 |
| 15 | Thedis Crowe | 2032 |
| 16 | Tyson Running Wolf | 2026 |
| 17 | Zack Wirth | 2032 |
| 18 | Llew Jones | 2026 |
| 19 | Jane Weber | 2032 |
| 20 | Melissa Nikolakakos | 2032 |
| 21 | Ed Buttrey | 2026 |
| 22 | George Nikolakakos | 2030 |
| 23 | Eric Tilleman | 2032 |
| 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | 2032 |
| 25 | Steve Gist | 2028 |
| 26 | Russel Miner | 2030 |
| 27 | Paul Tuss | 2030 |
| 28 | Eric Albus | 2032 |
| 29 | Valerie Moore | 2032 |
| 30 | Morgan Thiel | 2032 |
| 31 | Frank J. Smith | 2028 |
| 32 | Mike Fox | 2032 |
| 33 | Brandon Ler | 2028 |
| 34 | Jerry Schillinger | 2028 |
| 35 | Gary Parry | 2030 |
| 36 | Greg Kmetz | 2030 |
| 37 | Shane Klakken | 2032 |
| 38 | Greg Oblander | 2030 |
| 39 | Kerri Seekins-Crowe | 2028 |
| 40 | Mike Vinton | 2032 |
| 41 | Jade Sooktis | 2032 |
| 42 | Sidney ‘Chip’ Fitzpatrick | 2032 |
| 43 | Larry Brewster | 2028 |
| 44 | Katie Zolnikov | 2028 |
| 45 | Denise Baum | 2030 |
| 46 | Denise Joy | 2034 |
| 47 | James Reavis | 2032 |
| 48 | Curtis Schomer | 2032 |
| 49 | Sherry Essmann | 2030 |
| 50 | Anthony Nicastro | 2032 |
| 51 | Jodee Etchart | 2030 |
| 52 | Bill Mercer | 2026 |
| 53 | Nelly Nicol | 2030 |
| 54 | Lee Deming | 2030 |
| 55 | Brad Barker | 2030 |
| 56 | Fiona Nave | 2028 |
| 57 | Scott Rosenzweig | 2032 |
| 58 | Jamie Isaly | 2032 |
| 59 | Ed Stafman | 2028 |
| 60 | Alanah Griffith | 2032 |
| 61 | Becky Edwards | 2032 |
| 62 | Joshua Seckinger | 2032 |
| 63 | Peter Strand | 2032 |
| 64 | Kelly Kortum | 2028 |
| 65 | Brian Close | 2032 |
| 66 | Eric Matthews | 2030 |
| 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | 2028 |
| 68 | Caleb Hinkle | 2028 |
| 69 | Ken Walsh | 2028 |
| 70 | Shannon Maness | 2032 |
| 71 | Scott Demarois | 2032 |
| 72 | Donavon Hawk | 2028 |
| 73 | Jennifer Lynch | 2030 |
| 74 | Mark Lee | 2032 |
| 75 | Marta Bertoglio | 2028 |
| 76 | John Fitzpatrick | 2030 |
| 77 | Jane Gillette | 2028 |
| 78 | Randyn Gregg | 2032 |
| 79 | Luke Muszkiewicz | 2032 |
| 80 | Melissa Romano | 2030 |
| 81 | Mary Caferro | 2026 |
| 82 | Pete Elverum | 2032 |
| 83 | Jill Cohenour | 2026 |
| 84 | Julie Darling | 2026 |
| 85 | Kathy Love | 2032 |
| 86 | David Bedey | 2026 |
| 87 | Terry Nelson | 2034 |
| 88 | Greg Overstreet | 2032 |
| 89 | Mark Thane | 2028 |
| 90 | Curtis Cochran | 2032 |
| 91 | Shelly Fyant | 2032 |
| 92 | Connie Keogh | 2026 |
| 93 | Katie Sullivan | 2026 |
| 94 | Marilyn Marler | 2026 |
| 95 | Zooey Zephyr | 2030 |
| 96 | Bob Carter | 2030 |
| 97 | Melody Cunningham | 2032 |
| 98 | Jonathan Karlen | 2030 |
| 99 | Tom France | 2028 |
| 100 | SJ Howell | 2030 |