1996Final results
1996 election for Montana House District 77
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Rod Bitney (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Kuhl (D) by 15.7 points.
Rod BitneyRepublican · winner
56.1%2,516
Richard A. KuhlDemocrat
40.4%1,811
Walter DeetsLibertarian
3.6%160
4,487 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