1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana House District 29
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Peter Mike Meloy (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Ruth B. Castles (R) by 20.4 points.
Peter Mike MeloyDemocrat · winner
60.2%1,838
Ruth B. CastlesRepublican · incumbent
39.8%1,216
3,054 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET