1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Montana House District 17
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
2 seats: Miles L. Swan (R), Robert M. Anderson (D) won.
2 seatsMiles L. SwanRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.5%2,550
Robert M. AndersonDemocrat · winner
27.0%2,252
Michael H. BurchakDemocrat
21.7%1,814
Geo BrownleeRepublican · incumbent
20.7%1,731
8,347 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET