1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

←  1994 November 5, 1996 1998  →

Nominee Rick Hill Bill Yellowtail Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,975 174,516 Percentage 52.4% 43.2%

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.

General election

Results

Montana at-large congressional district election, 1996 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Hill	211,975	52.41
	Democratic	Bill Yellowtail	174,516	43.15
	Natural Law	Jim Brooks	17,935	4.43
Total votes			404,426	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