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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 39

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Duane Grimes (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Johnson (D) by 8.2 points.

Duane GrimesRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%2,558
45.9%2,170
4,728 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+20.71990R+44.21992R+9.81994R+8.21996R+11.51998R+15.52000

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