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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 13

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Pat Ingraham (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Elliott (D) by 19.4 points.

Pat IngrahamRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%3,147
Jim ElliottDemocrat
38.9%2,100
Renn BodekerConstitution
2.8%150
5,397 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+4.42002D+3.82004R+12.92006R+19.42008R+49.72010R+51.12012

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

The candidates

Pat Ingraham (R)Jim Elliott (D)

Also on the ballot: Renn Bodeker (Constitution), 2.8%