1976Final results
1976 election for Montana House District 87
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John J. D. Lynch (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Christie (Ind) by 10.1 points.
John J. D. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%1,629
Tom ChristieIndependent
45.0%1,331
2,960 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