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2008Final results

2008 election for Montana House District 97

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Michele Reinhart (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Carol Minjares (R) by 40.6 points.

Michele ReinhartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%3,693
Carol MinjaresRepublican
29.7%1,559
5,252 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+10.52000D+29.92004D+41.52006D+40.62008D+25.32010D+31.52012

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