1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
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  1994 November 5, 1996 1998  
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Nominee Rick Hill Bill Yellowtail
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote211,975174,516
Percentage52.4%43.2%

Montana's at-large congressional district election, 1996 results by county.svg
County results
Hill:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Yellowtail:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Pat Williams
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Hill
Republican

The 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 5, 1996 to determine who would represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana had one, at-large district in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

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General election

Results

Montana at-large congressional district election, 1996 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Hill 211,975 52.41
Democratic Bill Yellowtail 174,51643.15
Natural Law Jim Brooks17,9354.43
Total votes404,426 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1996" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 38.
Preceded by
1994 elections
United States House elections in Montana
1996
Succeeded by
1998 elections