2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Montana House District 16
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Lea Whitford (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Lila J. Evans (R) by 33.7 points.
Lea WhitfordDemocrat · winner
66.8%1,934
Lila J. EvansRepublican · incumbent
33.2%960
2,894 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET