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