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2002Final results

2002 election for Montana House District 96

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Karl A. Waitschies (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Ron Gilbertson (D) by 16.4 points.

Karl A. WaitschiesRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%1,863
41.8%1,339
3,202 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

EvenD+13.51992R+21.11994R+8.12000R+16.42002D+24.12004D+16.52006

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