1998Final results
1998 election for Montana House District 51
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Chris Ahner (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Cathleen L. Nelson (D) by 22.8 points.
Chris AhnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%2,132
Cathleen L. NelsonDemocrat
38.6%1,341
3,473 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