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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 23

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Joan Andersen (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Lose (D) by 25.3 points.

Joan AndersenRepublican · winner
62.6%2,521
Paul A. LoseDemocrat
37.4%1,504
4,025 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+24.41992R+43.81994R+26.61996R+25.31998R+11.92000R+3.52002

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