1996Final results
1996 election for Montana House District 45
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Deb Kottel (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Balyeat (R) by 4.0 points.
Deb KottelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%1,826
Bob BalyeatRepublican
48.0%1,685
3,511 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET