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Montana House District 79
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Luke Muszkiewicz won re-election by 20.6 points over Chiko Olson.
Luke MuszkiewiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%3,553
Chiko OlsonRepublican
39.7%2,338
5,891 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.
Luke MuszkiewiczChiko Olson
$24K
Raised by the campaign
$8.9K
$18.6K
Spent by the campaign
$6.1K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 16, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 1, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Luke Muszkiewicz
- 98%
- Chiko Olson
- 2%
- Projected margin
- D+16.6