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Bob Brown

Won 5 consecutive elections as state house from Montana

Republican
State HouseGovernorState Senate
Electoral Grade
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11
Races
8-3
W-L (73%)
-35.2
Avg Margin
1968–2016
Career Span
Best: +20.7 (1998 State House)Worst: -101.2 (2016 State House)
73%
Win Rate
-2.3
Avg Overperformance
5
Win Streak
48 yrs
Career Span
275K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

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Career Margin Trend11 races

State House
State Senate
Governor
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601968: R+12.4 - Click to view1976: R+22.1 - Click to view1980: R+100.0 - Click to view1984: R+42.4 - Click to view1988: D+16.6 - Click to view1988: R+35.8 - Click to view1998: D+20.7 - Click to view2004: R+14.3 - Click to view2004: D+4.4 - Click to view2016: R+101.2 - Click to view2016: R+101.2 - Click to view196819801988199820042016

Career Timeline

2016 State HouseMontanaDistrict 13
1,432
Candidate Votes
27.4%
Vote %
5,235
Total Votes
-101.2%
Margin
Top opponent: Debra J AchatzDEM

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Geographic Performance

11 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

11 races available

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Opponents Faced9 opponents

Debra J AchatzDEM
2-02 matchups · 2016–2016
Brian SchweitzerDEM
0-12004 Governor(+4.4)
Robert W PritchardREP
0-12004 State House(-14.3)
Lyle VanhoutenREP
1-01998 State House(+20.7)
Chet RossDEM
1-01988 State Senate(-35.8)
Kenneth FranciscoDEM
0-11988 State House(+16.6)
Judy JenikerDEM
1-01984 State Senate(-42.4)
Cecil H StormsDEM
1-01976 State Senate(-22.1)
William W MooreDEM
1-01968 State House(-12.4)

Primary History

3 primaries

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