1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Montana House District 47
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Gene N. Ernst (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating John Murphy (D) by 13.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gene N. ErnstRepublican · winner
56.6%2,144
John MurphyDemocrat · incumbent
43.4%1,644
3,788 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