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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Montana House District 19

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Clyde A. Turner (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Finley (D) by 2.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Clyde A. TurnerRepublican · winner
51.2%1,786
Bob FinleyDemocrat · incumbent
48.8%1,701
3,487 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

EvenD+9.31974R+2.41976D+6.91978R+31.31980R+44.71982R+21.51984

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