1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Montana House District 15
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
4 seats: Gail Stoltz (D), Rex Manuel (D), Robert E. Stephens (D), George Johnston (D) won.
4 seatsGail StoltzDemocrat · winner
16.9%7,930
Rex ManuelDemocrat · winner
14.5%6,798
Robert E. StephensDemocrat · winner
14.3%6,721
George JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.1%6,613
Everett M. SnortlandRepublican · incumbent
13.9%6,520
Nels HemstadRepublican · incumbent
13.8%6,476
Richard KullbergRepublican
12.4%5,788
46,846 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