2008Final results
2008 election for Montana House District 40
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Bill McChesney (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Harding (R) by 9.5 points.
Bill McChesneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%2,245
Jeff HardingRepublican
45.2%1,854
4,099 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