1968Final results
1968 election for Montana House District 5A
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Ed B. Smith (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Evelyn Nikolaisen (D) by 27.9 points.
Ed B. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%1,687
Evelyn NikolaisenDemocrat
36.0%950
2,637 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET