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1998Final results

1998 election for Montana House District 8

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Robert C. Clark (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Dinsmore (D) by 56.3 points.

Robert C. ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.1%2,669
Ted DinsmoreDemocrat
21.9%747
3,416 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+30.61990R+4.21992R+41.91994R+56.31998R+36.52000D+4.12004

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