1 seat: 1R     R 58

Montana Democrats did not win a seat in the House for the first time in more fifty years in 1996 and face an uphill battle until after the state picks up a second House seat before the 2002 elections. Elections have been very close in the 1990s, however, and northern plains states can surprise.
 

1. OPEN [Rick Hill, R, 1996]					Vulnerable
	['98: R 53	'96: R 52	'94: D 48	'92: D 50]		R 58