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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 55

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Cary Smith (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Maxson (D) by 14.9 points.

Cary SmithRepublican · winner
57.5%3,118
42.5%2,308
5,426 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

EvenR+19.72002R+28.82004R+13.32006R+14.92008R+37.82010R+26.32012

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