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Montana House District 96
Bob Carter has no major-party opponent.
Bob Carter has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+19: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 13,597
- People per km²
- 91
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 49%
- White, no degree
- 47%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 1%
- Black 1%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 8%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
6,078 votes · D+21.2✓ Bob Carter (D)60.6%
Robert Labair (R)39.4%
2024 President Vote in this district
6,062 two-party votes · D+17.9 · D+19.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)58.9%
Donald Trump (R)41.1%
2022 Earlier district lines
5,723 votes · D+6.1✓ Jonathan Karlen (D)53.0%
Kathy Whitman (R)47.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
7,228 votes · R+2.6✓ Kathy Whitman (R)51.3%
Loni Conley (D)48.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
6,317 two-party votes · D+23.8 · D+19.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)61.9%
Donald Trump (R)38.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
4,964 two-party votes · D+13.8 · D+11.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)56.9%
Donald Trump (R)43.1%
Also on the ballot in Montana
Neighboring districts
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