CalledUnofficial results
Montana House District 97
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Melody J Cunningham won re-election by 34.0 points over Michael P Hagestad.
Melody J CunninghamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%3,385
Michael P HagestadRepublican
33.0%1,667
5,052 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.
Melody J CunninghamMichael P Hagestad
$12.8K
Raised by the campaign
$9.7K
$10.8K
Spent by the campaign
$6.9K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 22, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 16, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Melody J Cunningham
- >99%
- Michael P Hagestad
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.8