1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Montana House District 23
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
4 seats: Orin P. Kendall (D), Arthur H. Sheldon (D), Joe R. Roberts (D), William R. Baeth (D) won.
4 seatsOrin P. KendallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.3%7,121
Arthur H. SheldonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.5%6,823
Joe R. RobertsDemocrat · winner
18.1%6,685
William R. BaethDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%6,293
Dale SverdstenRepublican · incumbent
14.5%5,335
Mike McCurryRepublican
12.6%4,648
36,905 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