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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 12

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Loren L. Soft (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Ed Logan (D) by 0.2 points.

Loren L. SoftRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%1,165
Ed LoganDemocrat
49.9%1,161
2,326 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+5.91992R+19.41994R+10.11996R+0.21998R+5.22000R+9.62002

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