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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Montana House District 1

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dennis G. Nathe (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Glenn Jacobsen (D) by 2.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Dennis G. NatheRepublican · winner
51.4%1,712
Glenn JacobsenDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%1,618
3,330 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+0.61972R+2.81976R+8.71978D+4.31980R+24.91984R+35.51988

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