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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 48

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Fred O. Barrett (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Donn Pennell (D) by 13.2 points.

Fred O. BarrettRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%1,968
Donn PennellDemocrat
43.4%1,508
3,476 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+0.51984R+2.01986D+10.11990R+11.01992D+39.01994D+25.01998

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