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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Montana House District 15

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Joe Read (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Forrestina Calfbossribs (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joe ReadRepublican · winner
51.6%1,180
Forrestina CalfbossribsDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%1,108
2,288 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+6.71998R+9.52000R+11.02002R+3.12010D+15.32012D+1.02022

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