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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 52

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Hal Harper (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating John A. Elliott (R) by 33.5 points.

Hal HarperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%3,105
John A. ElliottRepublican
33.3%1,548
4,653 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+46.61990D+27.31992D+7.51994D+33.51996D+7.02000D+35.32002

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