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Sara Novak

State Senator, Montana Senate District 36 · Democrat

OfficeholderNot running in 2026

Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: Montana Senate District 36 — four-year staggered term, not on the 2026 ballot · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (4)
  • Incumbency rule: Montana Senate District 36 — four-year staggered term, not on the 2026 ballot
  • next election 2028
  • no MT-SD-36 contest on the Montana Secretary of State — 2026 candidate filing list
  • role and held seat unchanged
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The District

What Montana Senate District 36 covers

Covers parts of Deer Lodge County and Silver Bow County.

Includes Anaconda-Deer Lodge County (part), Butte-Silver Bow (balance) (part) and Walkerville.

Map of Montana Senate District 36 with 18 precincts

18 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Montana State Library (MSDI Administrative Boundaries Framework), Montana Voting Precincts statewide layer (county-submitted precincts, 2023+); 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts

Results

Certified results for Montana Senate District 36

State Senator District 36

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Sara NovakDemocrat6,54962.4%
Darlean NewmanRepublican3,94837.6%

Certified — Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct · Montana Secretary of State — General Election Precinct by Precinct results

State Senator District 36

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Jeff WelbornRepublican10,52679.5%
John LambLibertarian2,70620.5%

Certified — Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct · Montana Secretary of State — General Election Precinct by Precinct results

Not on file for Sara yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_c9vse97ee.

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