1996Final results
1996 election for Montana House District 18
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Bruce T. Simon (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Ellen Hilde (D) by 31.6 points.
Bruce T. SimonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%2,076
Ellen HildeDemocrat
34.2%1,080
3,156 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