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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 17

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Gary Branae (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Dilorenzo (R) by 29.5 points.

Gary BranaeDemocrat · winner
64.7%1,361
Paul DilorenzoRepublican
35.3%741
2,102 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+3.31996D+12.01998D+2.42000D+29.52002R+34.52006R+7.92008

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