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1974Final results

1974 election for Montana House District 78

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

John Vincent (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Lehman (R) by 33.4 points.

John VincentDemocrat · winner
66.7%1,659
Tom LehmanRepublican
33.3%828
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

EvenD+35.01980D+54.91982R+25.21984R+4.51986R+11.01988R+6.21990

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