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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 59

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Esther G. Bengston (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Michael D. Brockie (R) by 13.6 points.

Esther G. BengstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%1,934
43.2%1,472
3,406 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+27.81978D+4.31980D+17.61982R+7.61984R+35.71986D+9.91988

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