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2006Final results

2006 election for Montana House District 40

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bill McChesney (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Clarke (R) by 6.4 points.

Bill McChesneyDemocrat · winner
53.2%1,884
Tom ClarkeRepublican
46.8%1,658
3,542 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+34.51992R+53.71994R+46.02000D+6.42006D+9.52008D+20.82010

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