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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 96

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Palmer (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating D. B. Kensmoe (R) by 50.7 points.

Bob PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.4%2,225
D. B. KensmoeRepublican
24.6%727
2,952 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+32.91978D+39.91980D+40.01982D+1.71984R+23.51986R+1.91988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET