2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Montana House District 36
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Julie E. French (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Karl A. Waitschies (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Julie E. FrenchDemocrat · winner
53.2%2,329
Karl A. WaitschiesRepublican · incumbent
46.8%2,046
4,375 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