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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 60

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Lake (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick Boylan (D) by 24.6 points.

Bob LakeRepublican · winner
60.2%2,487
35.6%1,471
David A. MerrickLibertarian
4.2%174
4,132 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+16.61992R+21.21998R+28.72000R+24.62002R+30.22004R+4.72008

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

The candidates

Bob Lake (R)Patrick Boylan (D)

Also on the ballot: David A. Merrick (Libertarian), 4.2%