1998Final results
1998 election for Montana House District 73
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Rick Jore (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Wilson Preston (D) by 8.5 points.
Rick JoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%1,622
Jay Wilson PrestonDemocrat
45.8%1,369
2,991 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