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1976Final results

1976 election for Montana House District 98

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

R. Budd Gould (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Maxine Lane (D) by 31.1 points.

R. Budd GouldRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%2,106
Maxine LaneDemocrat
34.4%1,106
3,212 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+49.71978R+24.71980D+15.81982R+9.71984R+22.31986R+22.71988

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