2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Montana House District 78
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Tim Dowell (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Roger Somerville (R) by 1.7 points.
Tim DowellDemocrat · winner
50.8%1,441
Roger SomervilleRepublican · incumbent
49.2%1,394
2,835 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