Neil J. Lynch (born September 18, 1934) is an American politician in the state of

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. He served in the

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and was its majority leader from 1973 to 1977. In 1976, he ran for a seat on the

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, but was defeated by Democratic candidate

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, in what was described as an upset.Sharon Barrett, "Missoula Voters Generally Agree With Other Montanans", ''The Missoulian'' (November 4, 1976), p. 2.

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