2014Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Montana House District 48
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Jessica L. Karjala (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis Lenz (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jessica L. KarjalaDemocrat · winner
52.3%1,889
Dennis LenzRepublican · incumbent
47.7%1,720
3,609 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET