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2008 election for Montana House District 38

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dennis Getz (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Patricia Banister (R) by 13.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Dennis GetzDemocrat · winner
56.7%2,465
43.3%1,886
4,351 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+57.42002D+1.92004R+13.82006D+13.32008R+5.42010R+14.32012

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