1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Montana House District 60
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Gene Frates (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Atraqchi (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gene FratesDemocrat · winner
51.9%2,035
Michael R. AtraqchiRepublican
48.1%1,889
3,924 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET