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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for Montana House District 20

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Carol Gibson (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Ken Peterson (R) by 5.6 points.

Carol GibsonDemocrat · winner
52.8%1,654
Ken PetersonRepublican · incumbent
47.2%1,479
3,133 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

EvenR+15.71996R+19.01998R+1.92000D+5.62002D+16.92004D+2.52006

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