2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Montana House District 86
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Norman Ballantyne (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Linda L. Holden (R) by 10.6 points.
Norman BallantyneDemocrat · winner
55.3%1,624
Linda L. HoldenRepublican · incumbent
44.7%1,313
2,937 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