1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Montana House District 5
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Tim Dowell (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Clyde Smith (R) by 20.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tim DowellDemocrat · winner
60.3%1,767
Clyde SmithRepublican · incumbent
39.7%1,165
2,932 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET