1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana House District 36
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Joe Tropila (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Selstad (R) by 9.5 points.
Joe TropilaDemocrat · winner
54.7%984
Tom SelstadRepublican · incumbent
45.3%814
1,798 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