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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 62

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Matt Brainard (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Harry A. Lafriniere (D) by 14.7 points.

Matt BrainardRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%2,548
42.6%1,894
4,442 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+20.11990D+8.51992R+6.91994R+14.71996R+1.61998R+3.22000

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