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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 5

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Paul K. Kropp (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Ric Floren (D) by 17.8 points.

Paul K. KroppRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%1,900
Ric FlorenDemocrat
41.1%1,325
3,225 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+17.81976R+10.01978R+11.91980R+6.01982R+0.11988D+20.51990

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