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2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2004 election for Montana House District 44

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

William E. Glaser (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Forrester (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

William E. GlaserRepublican · winner
51.1%2,078
Gary L. ForresterDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%1,986
4,064 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

EvenD+43.01996D+43.31998D+38.02000R+2.32004R+12.62006R+10.82008

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