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1994 election for Montana House District 56

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Liz Smith (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Gary Beck (D) by 11.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Liz SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%1,771
Gary BeckDemocrat
44.5%1,418
3,189 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+10.21980D+15.51982D+31.61984R+11.11994R+6.21996D+1.01998

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