1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

Summary

The 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 5, 1996 to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has 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.

1996 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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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

General election edit

Results edit

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 edit

  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