1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Montana House District 71
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Sylvia Bookoutreinicke (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Manson (D) by 12.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sylvia BookoutreinickeRepublican · winner
56.5%2,225
Paul MansonDemocrat
43.5%1,715
3,940 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