1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Montana House District 4
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Gary Matthews (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Arla Jeanne Murray (R) by 20.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary MatthewsDemocrat · winner
60.2%1,895
Arla Jeanne MurrayRepublican
39.8%1,255
3,150 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET