1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Montana House District 26
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
7 seats: Tom Haines (R), Gary Marbut (R), William R. Campbell (R), Robert D. Watt (D), H. O. Worden (R), A. L. Ainsworth (R), Bill Norman (D) won.
7 seatsTom HainesRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.7%10,911
Gary MarbutRepublican · winner
8.3%10,349
William R. CampbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.0%10,007
Robert D. WattDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.8%9,736
H. O. WordenRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.7%9,679
A. L. AinsworthRepublican · winner
7.7%9,666
Bill NormanDemocrat · winner
7.6%9,502
John W. SteeleDemocrat · incumbent
7.5%9,375
T. Gary CurtisDemocrat
7.3%9,192
R. F. PayneRepublican · incumbent
7.0%8,799
F. H. CooneyDemocrat
5.8%7,238
Cecil MadsenRepublican
5.7%7,155
James M. LambDemocrat
5.6%7,006
George B. BattleDemocrat
5.4%6,786
125,401 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