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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Montana House District 9

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

David Aageson (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Walter Laas (D) by 7.5 points.

David AagesonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%1,384
Walter LaasDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%1,191
2,575 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+9.91972R+7.51974R+29.71976R+24.91978R+41.01980R+38.22002

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