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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Montana House District 59

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Joanne G. Blyton (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Beck (D) by 9.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joanne G. BlytonRepublican · winner
54.9%2,426
Paul BeckDemocrat · incumbent
45.1%1,990
4,416 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+4.42004R+2.82006D+10.62008R+9.92010R+2.92012R+42.32014

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