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2012Final results

2012 election for Montana House District 79

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Chuck Hunter (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Diaz (R) by 24.1 points.

Chuck HunterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%3,027
Mark DiazRepublican
37.9%1,850
4,877 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+24.32004D+30.82006D+19.12008D+24.12012D+22.42014D+11.02020

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