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2006Final results

2006 election for Montana House District 17

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Rick Ripley (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Jon A. Krutar (D) by 34.5 points.

Rick RipleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%2,714
32.7%1,321
4,035 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+12.01998D+2.42000D+29.52002R+34.52006R+7.92008R+12.82010

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