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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 29

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Edward B. Butcher (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Dan Simpson (D) by 16.0 points.

Edward B. ButcherRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%2,609
Dan SimpsonDemocrat
42.0%1,891
4,500 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+37.82002R+37.72004R+16.22006R+16.02008R+20.62010R+36.32014

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