1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana House District 40
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Bill Thomas (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Malcolm Holtz (R) by 12.4 points.
Bill ThomasDemocrat · winner
56.2%1,084
Malcolm HoltzRepublican · incumbent
43.8%844
1,928 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