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1974Final results

1974 election for Montana House District 96

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Palmer (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Leroy F. Berven (R) by 43.0 points.

Bob PalmerDemocrat · winner
71.5%1,633
Leroy F. BervenRepublican
28.5%651
2,284 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+32.91978D+39.91980D+40.01982D+1.71984R+23.51986R+1.91988

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