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1974Final results

1974 election for Montana House District 49

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Edward Lien (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Louis M. Schenebly (R) by 0.2 points.

Edward LienDemocrat · winner
50.1%1,396
49.9%1,391
2,787 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

EvenD+14.71978R+33.21980R+30.61984R+6.71988R+6.51990R+1.11992

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