1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Montana House District 71
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
James H. Burnett (R) won with 44.5% of the vote, defeating Martha S. Herlevi (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James H. BurnettRepublican · winner
44.5%1,765
Martha S. HerleviDemocrat · incumbent
41.2%1,631
Don ScanlinIndependent
14.3%567
3,963 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