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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 46

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Carley Tuss (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Tonya Bruce (R) by 37.5 points.

Carley TussDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%1,829
Tonya BruceRepublican
31.3%832
2,661 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+8.11986D+33.41988R+28.21992D+37.51996D+25.62000D+37.52002

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