1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana House District 47
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John Murphy (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating J. O. Asbjornson (R) by 3.5 points.
John MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%3,114
J. O. AsbjornsonRepublican · incumbent
48.2%2,901
6,015 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