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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 43

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Duane Ankney (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Del Dinstel (D) by 13.8 points.

Duane AnkneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%2,739
Del DinstelDemocrat
43.1%2,075
4,814 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+18.52002D+17.62004R+4.22006R+13.82008R+50.12010R+49.72012

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