1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Montana House District 17
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Billie Krenzler (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Bonnie Martinez (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Billie KrenzlerDemocrat · winner
51.6%1,326
Bonnie MartinezRepublican · incumbent
48.4%1,242
2,568 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET