1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Montana's at-large District
U.S. House · Montana
Rick Hill (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Yellowtail (D) by 9.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rick HillRepublican · winner
52.4%211,975
Bill YellowtailDemocrat
43.2%174,516
Jim BrooksNatural Law
4.4%17,935
404,426 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill YellowtailRick Hill
$648.4K
Raised by the campaign
$977.4K
$636.3K
Spent by the campaign
$943.1K
$12.1K
Cash on hand
$34.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996