1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Montana House District 53
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Oscar S. Kvaalen (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Schepens (D) by 25.0 points.
Oscar S. KvaalenRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%1,554
Henry J. SchepensDemocrat · incumbent
37.5%933
2,487 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