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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 42

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Eve Franklin (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Jan F. Cahill (R) by 26.6 points.

Eve FranklinDemocrat · winner
59.9%1,654
Jan F. CahillRepublican
33.4%921
Terry M. PoupaConstitution
6.7%184
2,759 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+3.21996D+41.81998D+55.72000D+26.62002D+30.72008D+16.92010

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