2008 United States Senate election in Montana

2008 United States Senate election in Montana

← 2002 November 4, 2008 2014 →
 
Nominee Max Baucus Bob Kelleher
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 345,937 128,762
Percentage 72.92% 27.08%

County results
Baucus:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Max Baucus
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Max Baucus
Democratic

The 2008 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Senator Max Baucus won re-election to a sixth term in a landslide, winning more than 70% of the vote and carrying every county in the state, despite Republican John McCain's narrow victory in the state in the concurrent presidential election. Baucus later resigned his seat on February 6, 2014, after the Senate confirmed him to be U.S. Ambassador to China, having already announced his intention to retire at the end of term on April 23, 2013. As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won the Class 2 Senate seat in Montana.