2006Final results
2006 election for Montana House District 20
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Deb Kottel (D) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Whitaker (R) by 2.5 points.
Deb KottelDemocrat · winner
49.8%1,597
Jim WhitakerRepublican
47.3%1,518
Terry M. PoupaConstitution
3.0%95
3,210 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET