1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Montana House District 96
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Rande K. Roth (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating John D. Montayne (D) by 23.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rande K. RothRepublican · winner
61.7%1,386
John D. MontayneDemocrat · incumbent
38.3%859
2,245 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET