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Montana House District 65
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Brian Close won re-election by 24.7 points over Joe Flynn.
Brian CloseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%3,194
Joe FlynnRepublican
37.6%1,927
5,121 votes
Source: Montana Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Brian CloseJoe Flynn
$8.5K
Raised by the campaign
$6.3K
$4.9K
Spent by the campaign
$6.2K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 1, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 16, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Oct 1, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Brian Close
- 99%
- Joe Flynn
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+22.0