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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 61

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Gary L. Colburn (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating John B. Fine (R) by 7.0 points.

Gary L. ColburnDemocrat · winner
53.5%1,079
John B. FineRepublican
46.5%937
2,016 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+0.71978D+8.71980D+12.91982R+23.01984R+54.61986R+34.71988

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