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1974Final results

1974 election for Montana House District 8

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Steven N. Helmbrecht (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Dick Schafer (R) by 30.7 points.

Steven N. HelmbrechtDemocrat · winner
65.3%1,493
Dick SchaferRepublican
34.7%792
2,285 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

EvenR+2.31972D+30.71974D+4.41976D+5.71978D+5.41980D+1.81982

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