2002Final results
2002 election for Montana House District 71
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Sylvia Bookoutreinicke (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Patrick Hayes (D) by 27.8 points.
Sylvia BookoutreinickeRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%2,195
Patrick HayesDemocrat
36.1%1,241
3,436 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