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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 29

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Beverly Barnhart (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Dax Schieffer (R) by 23.2 points.

Beverly BarnhartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%2,345
Dax SchiefferRepublican
38.4%1,461
3,806 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+5.31990R+32.01992D+13.21994D+23.21996D+28.31998D+32.42000

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