1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Montana House District 78
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Tim Dowell (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Roger Somerville (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Tim DowellDemocrat · winner
51.9%1,896
Roger SomervilleRepublican · incumbent
48.1%1,759
3,655 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