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1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Montana House District 52

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Les J. Hirsch (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Lee Hubing (R) by 4.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Les J. HirschDemocrat · winner
52.5%1,918
Lee HubingRepublican · incumbent
47.5%1,738
3,656 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

EvenD+26.11978R+2.31980D+7.71984D+28.61986D+46.61990D+27.31992

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