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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 70

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Linda McCulloch (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Drew J. Lesofski (R) by 28.0 points.

Linda McCullochDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%2,689
34.5%1,486
E. L. BernoskyLibertarian
3.0%129
4,304 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+5.21980D+33.71982D+1.31994D+28.01996D+20.51998D+0.42000

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

The candidates

Linda McCulloch (D)Drew J. Lesofski (R)

Also on the ballot: E. L. Bernosky (Libertarian), 3.0%