2002Final results
2002 election for Montana House District 39
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Scott Mendenhall (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Sam Samson (D) by 7.0 points.
Scott MendenhallRepublican · winner
53.5%2,362
Sam SamsonDemocrat
46.5%2,051
4,413 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET