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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 20

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Peggy Arnott (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Tokarski (D) by 15.7 points.

Peggy ArnottRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%2,212
39.5%1,582
Jim BennettIndependent
5.2%209
4,003 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

EvenD+20.71988D+10.11992R+15.61994R+15.71996R+19.01998R+1.92000

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