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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 5

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Lila V. Taylor (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Norma Bixby (D) by 9.5 points.

Lila V. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%997
Norma BixbyDemocrat
45.2%824
1,821 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+26.01992R+4.51994R+12.01996R+9.51998D+1.62000D+14.62002

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