2008Final results
2008 election for Montana House District 17
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Russell Bean (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Lora Wier (D) by 7.9 points.
Russell BeanRepublican · winner
53.9%2,364
Lora WierDemocrat
46.1%2,019
4,383 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET