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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 78

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jill Cohenour (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Steve Gibson (R) by 10.7 points.

Jill CohenourDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%2,380
Steve GibsonRepublican
44.7%1,920
4,300 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+1.72002D+2.12004D+5.82006D+10.72008R+17.52010R+4.42012

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