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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Montana House District 61

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dorothy C. Simpson (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Dick Green (R) by 1.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Dorothy C. SimpsonDemocrat · winner
50.7%2,981
Dick GreenRepublican · incumbent
49.3%2,895
5,876 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

EvenR+34.31990R+10.31992R+14.31994D+1.51996R+14.51998R+45.92000

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