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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 71

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Sylvia Bookoutreinicke (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Culp (D) by 10.2 points.

Sylvia BookoutreinickeRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%2,010
44.9%1,638
3,648 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

EvenR+6.31980D+21.11982R+12.91996R+10.21998R+12.02000R+27.82002

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