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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 53

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Oscar S. Kvaalen (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Edward W. Agre (D) by 19.2 points.

Oscar S. KvaalenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%1,748
40.4%1,185
2,933 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+31.91978D+10.61980D+6.41984R+2.21986D+43.51988D+6.51990

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