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2000Final results

2000 election for Montana House District 59

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Rick Laible (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Judith Anne Deaver (D) by 36.7 points.

Rick LaibleRepublican · winner
68.3%3,117
31.7%1,445
4,562 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

EvenD+9.91988D+18.91990R+47.91994R+36.72000R+26.82002R+4.42004

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