2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Montana House District 1
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Ralph Heinert (R) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Eileen Carney (D) by 1.3 points.
Ralph HeinertRepublican · winner
48.7%1,825
Eileen CarneyDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%1,776
Russell D. BrownConstitution
3.9%146
3,747 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET