1974Final results
1974 election for Montana House District 65
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Wallace W. Mercer (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Hayfield (D) by 6.9 points.
Wallace W. MercerRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%1,515
Jim HayfieldDemocrat
46.6%1,320
2,835 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