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1974Final results

1974 election for Montana House District 48

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Fred O. Barrett (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Donn Pennell (D) by 15.0 points.

Fred O. BarrettRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%1,604
Donn PennellDemocrat
42.5%1,185
2,789 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+0.51984R+2.01986D+10.11990R+11.01992D+39.01994D+25.01998

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