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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 83

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Douglas T. Wagner (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Alida Blair (D) by 15.0 points.

Douglas T. WagnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%2,318
Alida BlairDemocrat
42.5%1,713
4,031 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

EvenR+4.71990R+10.71992R+22.41994R+15.01996R+34.42000R+25.02002

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