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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 83

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dee L. Brown (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating John T. Polotto (D) by 25.0 points.

Dee L. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%1,841
37.1%1,100
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%22
2,963 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+22.41994R+15.01996R+34.42000R+25.02002R+37.42006R+39.62008

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