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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 3

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Tom Zook (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Jeanie Benson (D) by 33.0 points.

Tom ZookRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%2,440
33.5%1,229
3,669 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+28.51990R+1.61992R+30.41994R+33.01996R+12.22000R+26.32004

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