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2000Final results

2000 election for Montana House District 1

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Keith Bales (R) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Max Lorbiecke (D) by 53.2 points.

Keith BalesRepublican · winner
76.6%2,519
23.4%770
3,289 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+35.51988R+17.31990R+16.51992R+53.22000R+44.22002R+1.32004

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