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Montana House District 83
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Joe Cohenour won re-election by 24.8 points over Aaron J Leas.
Joe CohenourDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%3,316
Aaron J LeasRepublican
37.6%1,997
5,313 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.
Joe CohenourAaron J Leas
$4.2K
Raised by the campaign
$2.6K
$5K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 6, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 2, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Oct 2, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Joe Cohenour
- 99%
- Aaron J Leas
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+19.3