2002Final results
2002 election for Montana House District 81
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Rick Maedje (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Pete Zarnowski (Ind) by 24.1 points.
Rick MaedjeRepublican · winner
62.1%2,075
Pete ZarnowskiIndependent
37.9%1,268
3,343 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