2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Montana House District 81
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Christine Kaufmann (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Leach (R) by 41.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Christine KaufmannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%3,000
Bob LeachRepublican
29.1%1,233
4,233 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