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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 77

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Rod Bitney (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Kuhl (D) by 19.3 points.

Rod BitneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%2,261
38.6%1,507
Timothy MartinConstitution
3.5%137
3,905 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+11.41992R+15.71996R+20.31998R+19.32002R+13.32004R+0.52006

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

The candidates

Rod Bitney (R)Richard A. Kuhl (D)

Also on the ballot: Timothy Martin (Constitution), 3.5%