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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 70

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

J. Melvin Williams (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth G. Hageman (R) by 4.3 points.

J. Melvin WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%1,765
47.8%1,619
3,384 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+5.21980D+33.71982D+1.31994D+28.01996D+20.51998D+0.42000

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