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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 27

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Verner L. Bertelsen (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Geo W. Thompson (D) by 17.5 points.

Verner L. BertelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%2,005
41.2%1,407
3,412 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+4.61974R+17.51976R+9.41978R+3.71980R+18.41984R+3.81986

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