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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 44

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

William M. Ryan (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Marc O. Bauer (R) by 43.0 points.

William M. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%2,223
Marc O. BauerRepublican
28.5%887
3,110 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+33.91988D+5.91992D+27.81994D+43.01996D+43.31998D+38.02000

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