1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Montana House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Montana House of Representatives district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 100 seats
After the electionD 54 · R 46
Races23
Changed party0
Unopposed9%2 races
Incumbents defeated11
Every district
D 54 · R 46
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Carl M. Smith · John E. Walborn (R) | 0.3 | |
| HD-2 | James P. Lucas · Walter J. Ulmer (R) | 4.8 | |
| HD-3 | Robert C. Prevost · S. A. Olson · Oscar S. Kvaalen · Henry J. Schepens (DEM) | 0.1 | |
| HD-4 | Wallace B. Edland · Art Lund · Orphey Lien · Glenn Jacobsen (DEM) | 0.9 | |
| HD-5 | Francis Bardanouve · Robert S. Cotton (D) | 0.4 | |
| HD-6 | Vic East · Lee Hubing (R) | 2.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-7 | James H. Burnett · Alvin Hageman (REP) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-8 | Harold E. Gerke · Thomas E. Towe · Henry S. Cox · Lloyd C. Lockrem Jr. · Polly Holmes · Harrison G. Fagg · Pat Regan · Herb Huennekens · Richard A. Colberg · Robert E. Glennen · Tom Hager · Wallace W. Mercer (DEM) | 0.1 | |
| HD-9 | Jack E. Galt · Elmer Schye (R) | 5.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-10 | J. O. Asbjornson · Fred O. Barrett (R) | 4.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-11 | Dorothy Bradley · Bill Warfield · Tom Rolfe · Robert A. Ellerd · Dan Yardley · Wallace O. Forsgren (DEM) | 0.4 | |
| HD-12 | Hal Harper · Barbara Bennetts · Robert L. Marks · William C. Campbell · Ruth B. Castles · John F. Bell (REP) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-13 | Larry Fasbender · Jack E. Kessner · Tom Selstad · Michael T. Greely · John F. Tierney · John C. Hall · Pat McKittrick · Gorham E. Swanberg · Jack Gunderson · Malcolm Holtz · John B. Staigmiller · William C. Hodges (DEM) | 0.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-14 | Allen C. Kolstad · David Aageson · Walter Laas · John Murphy (REP) | 0.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 | Gail Stoltz · Rex Manuel · Robert E. Stephens · George Johnston (D) | 0.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-16 | Matt Himsl · William Zimmer · Bob Brown · Conrad Lundgren · Clyde A. Turner · Ora J. Halvorson (REP) | 0.2 | |
| HD-17 | James F. Fleming Jr. · Carl A. Seifert (DEM) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-18 | Max Baucus · George Turman · Gary Kimble · Bill Norman · Robert D. Watt · Gary Marbut · A. L. Ainsworth · Tom Haines (DEM) | 0.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-19 | Joe Brand · John Mehrens · William Menahan · Albert E. Kosena (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 | Joe Quilici · John J. D. Lynch · Robert E. Lee · John E. Healy · Robert J. Harper · Jerry V. Lombardi (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 | Tom Clemow · James W. Flynn (REP) | 6.8 | |
| HD-22 | John Brian Driscoll · Norris Nichols (DEM) | 2.9 | |
| HD-23 | Orin P. Kendall · Arthur H. Sheldon · Joe R. Roberts · William R. Baeth (D) | 2.6 | Incumbent lost |
Montana House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner