2008Final results
2008 election for Montana House District 79
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Chuck Hunter (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating John Forbes (R) by 19.1 points.
Chuck HunterDemocrat · winner
57.2%2,822
John ForbesRepublican
38.1%1,879
Neil TempletonIndependent
4.6%229
4,930 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