1998Final results
1998 election for Montana House District 42
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Trudi Schmidt (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Vince Kyle (R) by 41.8 points.
Trudi SchmidtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%2,048
Vince KyleRepublican
29.1%840
2,888 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