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2000Final results

2000 election for Montana House District 78

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Roger Somerville (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Dowell (D) by 11.7 points.

Roger SomervilleRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%2,019
Tim DowellDemocrat
44.2%1,597
3,616 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+6.31994D+3.71996R+1.01998R+11.72000D+1.72002D+2.12004

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