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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 51

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Chris Ahner (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Ric Moser (D) by 22.4 points.

Chris AhnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%2,584
Ric MoserDemocrat
38.8%1,639
4,223 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+27.21988D+20.31992R+12.01994R+22.41996R+22.81998R+3.52000

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