1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Montana House District 13

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

12 seats: Larry Fasbender (D), Jack E. Kessner (R), Tom Selstad (R), Michael T. Greely (D), John F. Tierney (R), John C. Hall (D), Pat McKittrick (D), Gorham E. Swanberg (D), Jack Gunderson (D), Malcolm Holtz (R), John B. Staigmiller (D), William C. Hodges (D) won.

12 seats

Larry FasbenderDemocrat · winner · incumbent

5.5%16,001

Jack E. KessnerRepublican · winner

4.9%14,194

Tom SelstadRepublican · winner · incumbent

4.8%14,008

Michael T. GreelyDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.8%13,951

John F. TierneyRepublican · winner

4.7%13,805

John C. HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.7%13,785

Pat McKittrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.7%13,771

Gorham E. SwanbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.6%13,303

Jack GundersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.5%13,038

Malcolm HoltzRepublican · winner

4.5%12,995

John B. StaigmillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.4%12,776

William C. HodgesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.4%12,750

Margaret Marie TierneyRepublican

4.3%12,614

I. M. NyquistRepublican

4.2%12,279

M. F. KellerRepublican · incumbent

4.1%12,012

Bill ThomasDemocrat

4.1%11,835

Jacob D. BeckDemocrat

4.0%11,759

Gertrude LindgrenDemocrat

3.9%11,231

Chet HansenRepublican

3.8%10,978

Fred A. JohnstonDemocrat

3.6%10,581

Benjamin B. BriscoeRepublican

3.4%9,924

George O. HustonRepublican

3.0%8,751

Edwin JohnsonRepublican

2.6%7,526

David GenestRepublican

2.5%7,298

291,165 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 1972

Races before and after

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Larry Fasbender (D)Jack E. Kessner (R)

Also on the ballot: Tom Selstad (Republican), 4.8%; Michael T. Greely (Democrat), 4.8%; John F. Tierney (Republican), 4.7%; John C. Hall (Democrat), 4.7%; Pat McKittrick (Democrat), 4.7%; Gorham E. Swanberg (Democrat), 4.6%; Jack Gunderson (Democrat), 4.5%; Malcolm Holtz (Republican), 4.5%; John B. Staigmiller (Democrat), 4.4%; William C. Hodges (Democrat), 4.4%; Margaret Marie Tierney (Republican), 4.3%; I. M. Nyquist (Republican), 4.2%; M. F. Keller (Republican), 4.1%; Bill Thomas (Democrat), 4.1%; Jacob D. Beck (Democrat), 4.0%; Gertrude Lindgren (Democrat), 3.9%; Chet Hansen (Republican), 3.8%; Fred A. Johnston (Democrat), 3.6%; Benjamin B. Briscoe (Republican), 3.4%; George O. Huston (Republican), 3.0%; Edwin Johnson (Republican), 2.6%; David Genest (Republican), 2.5%