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2006Final results

2006 election for Montana House District 61

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bruce Malcolm (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Jan Counter (D) by 24.1 points.

Bruce MalcolmRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%2,852
Jan CounterDemocrat
37.9%1,744
4,596 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+14.51998R+45.92000R+23.92004R+24.12006D+15.32014D+14.32016

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