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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 8

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Edna A. Gunderson (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph H. Patrick (R) by 4.4 points.

Edna A. GundersonDemocrat · winner
52.2%1,424
47.8%1,305
2,729 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

EvenR+2.31972D+30.71974D+4.41976D+5.71978D+5.41980D+1.81982

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