1974Final results
1974 election for Montana House District 80
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Robert L. Marks (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Bessler (D) by 2.6 points.
Robert L. MarksRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%1,470
Paul A. BesslerDemocrat
48.7%1,395
2,865 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