2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Montana House District 8
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Cheryl Steenson (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Craig Witte (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Cheryl SteensonDemocrat · winner
50.2%2,029
Craig WitteRepublican · incumbent
49.8%2,015
4,044 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