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2012Final results

2012 election for Montana House District 48

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Douglas Kary (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Rita Wells (D) by 17.5 points.

Douglas KaryRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%2,454
Rita WellsDemocrat
41.2%1,722
4,176 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

EvenD+11.72006D+5.12008R+14.32010R+17.52012D+4.72014D+10.22016

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