2008Final results
2008 election for Montana House District 53
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Elsie Arntzen (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Linda Wetzel (D) by 16.1 points.
Elsie ArntzenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%2,200
Linda WetzelDemocrat
42.0%1,590
3,790 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