1974Final results
1974 election for Montana House District 51
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Carroll V. South (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Lyman W. Choate (R) by 28.0 points.
Carroll V. SouthDemocrat · winner
64.0%1,640
Lyman W. ChoateRepublican
36.0%922
2,562 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