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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 26

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Raney (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Pat Mikesell (R) by 14.1 points.

Bob RaneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%2,166
Pat MikesellRepublican
42.9%1,630
3,796 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+12.51990R+10.01992D+0.41994D+14.11996D+4.82000R+8.22002

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