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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 27

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jack Wells (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Walters (D) by 12.6 points.

Jack WellsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%3,144
43.7%2,438
5,582 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

EvenR+1.61988D+7.91990R+26.01994R+12.61996R+3.01998R+6.82000

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