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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 23

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Joan Andersen (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Dutton (D) by 3.5 points.

Joan AndersenRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%2,226
Dan DuttonDemocrat
48.3%2,077
4,303 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+26.61996R+25.31998R+11.92000R+3.52002D+46.22006D+4.22008

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