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1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Montana House District 19

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Tom Dell (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Norm Mills (R) by 5.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Tom DellDemocrat · winner
52.8%1,744
Norm MillsRepublican · incumbent
47.2%1,561
3,305 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

EvenD+18.01990R+24.21994R+25.11996D+5.51998D+4.02000R+16.12002

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