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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

EvenR+16.51992R+53.22000R+44.22002R+1.32004R+0.52006R+22.72008

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

The candidates

Ralph Heinert (R)Eileen Carney (D)

Also on the ballot: Russell D. Brown (Constitution), 3.9%