1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Montana House District 66
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Gerald R. Kessler (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Ab Guthrie (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gerald R. KesslerDemocrat · winner
51.1%1,625
Ab GuthrieRepublican · incumbent
48.9%1,555
3,180 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