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1974Final results

1974 election for Montana House District 16

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Ora J. Halvorson (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Walter Deets (R) by 19.6 points.

Ora J. HalvorsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%1,558
Walter DeetsRepublican
40.2%1,047
2,605 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+1.61972D+19.61974D+10.81976R+16.01978R+10.91980D+8.51982

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