2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Montana House District 74
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Ryan Lynch (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Max Yates (R) by 9.5 points.
Ryan LynchDemocrat · winner
54.7%2,675
Max YatesRepublican · incumbent
45.3%2,211
4,886 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