1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Montana House District 38
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
William M. Ryan (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Charlotte K. Messmore (R) by 5.8 points.
William M. RyanDemocrat · winner
52.9%1,818
Charlotte K. MessmoreRepublican · incumbent
47.1%1,620
3,438 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET