1970Final results
1970 election for Montana House District 5A
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Ed B. Smith (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Magnus Aasheim (D) by 25.4 points.
Ed B. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%1,573
Magnus AasheimDemocrat
37.3%935
2,508 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