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Montana Secretary of State - Election and Voter Information
| 1996 Montana Congressional and Statewide Results |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
President, 37.6% in '92 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democrat |
| William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (D) 41.23% |
ex-U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole (R) 44.11% |
businessman H. Ross Perot (Rfm) 13.56%, businessman Harry Browne (L) 0.62%, Conservative Caucus founder Taxpayers Party nominee Howard Phillips (WI) 0.04%, Dr. John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.43%, businessman Charles E. Collins (WI) 0.00%, Socialist Party nominee Mary Cal Hollis (WI) 0.00%, Timothy J. Locke (WI) 0.00%, |
Governor, 51% in '92, Democratic nominee ex-St. Sen. Chet Blaylock died 10/23/96 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1, Rothenberg Report: Safe Incumbent, |
| St. Sen. / Lt. Gov. nominee Judy Jacobson (D) 20.4% |
Marc Racicot (R) 79.6% |
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Lt. Governor, Lt. Gov. Dennis Rehberg (R) running for U.S. Senate D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1, Rothenberg Report: Safe Incumbent, |
| none 20.4% |
St. Sen. Judy Martz (R) 79.6% |
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Senator, 68.1% in '90 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Democrat, Cook Report: Toss Up, Roll Call: Lean Democrat, Rothenberg Report: Likely Incumbent, Campaign & Elections: 4:3 Democrat, Politics Now: Leans Democrat, |
| Max Baucus (R) 49.5% |
Lt. Gov. Dennis Rehberg (R) 44.7% |
'94 Democratic Senate candidate Becky Shaw (Rfm) 4.7%, Stephen Heaton (NL) 1%, real estate broker Sam Rankin (I) 0%, |
At-Large Cong. District, Pat Williams (D) retiring, 48.7% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 1:1, Politics Now: Toss Up, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| ex-St. Sen. / ex-EPA regional director Bill Yellowtail (D) 43.2% |
ex-Montana GOP chair / businessman Rick Hill (R) 52.4% |
Dr. Jim Brooks (NL) 4.4% |
1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(AH) = American Heritage Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates
(IA) = Independent Americans Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) = Natural Law Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates
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