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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 20

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Deb Kottel (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jack Allen (R) by 8.9 points.

Deb KottelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%1,911
Jack AllenRepublican
44.2%1,592
Terry M. PoupaConstitution
2.7%99
3,602 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+5.62002D+16.92004D+2.52006D+8.92008R+17.92010R+3.22012

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

The candidates

Deb Kottel (D)Jack Allen (R)

Also on the ballot: Terry M. Poupa (Constitution), 2.7%