1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Montana House District 72
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Paul Bankhead (R) won with 44.9% of the vote, defeating Marnie H. Pavelich (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul BankheadRepublican · winner
44.9%1,947
Marnie H. PavelichDemocrat
39.8%1,724
Bill MeadowsIndependent
15.3%665
4,336 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