1976Final results
1976 election for Montana House District 80
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Robert L. Marks (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Bessler (D) by 5.9 points.
Robert L. MarksRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%2,095
Paul A. BesslerDemocrat
47.1%1,862
3,957 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