2008Final results
2008 election for Montana House District 47
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Dennis Himmelberger (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Penny Hanson (D) by 31.8 points.
Dennis HimmelbergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%3,388
Penny HansonDemocrat
34.1%1,752
5,140 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