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2010Final results

2010 election for Montana House District 53

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Elsie Arntzen (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Chris Veis (D) by 21.0 points.

Elsie ArntzenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%1,572
Chris VeisDemocrat
39.5%1,026
2,598 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+9.22004R+29.72006R+16.12008R+21.02010R+5.92012R+52.52014

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