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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 97

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Charles R. Devaney (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Fred Quivik (D) by 18.4 points.

Charles R. DevaneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%2,205
Fred QuivikDemocrat
40.8%1,519
3,724 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

EvenD+0.71990R+9.71992R+9.21994R+18.41996R+6.61998R+10.52000

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