1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for Montana House District 42
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Darryl Meyer (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Jacob D. Beck (D) by 10.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Darryl MeyerRepublican · winner
55.2%1,308
Jacob D. BeckDemocrat
44.8%1,061
2,369 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