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2006 election for Montana House District 49

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Kendall Vandyk (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Shirley Girard McDermott (R) by 17.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Kendall VandykDemocrat · winner
58.6%1,794
41.4%1,266
3,060 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

EvenR+3.52000R+17.52002R+17.92004D+17.32006D+27.92008D+18.62010

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