1976Final results
1976 election for Montana House District 36
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Joe Tropila (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Jesse A. Ohara (R) by 4.1 points.
Joe TropilaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%1,369
Jesse A. OharaRepublican
47.9%1,260
2,629 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET