1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 12
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Melvin Underal (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Dean A. Hellinger (D) by 14.3 points.
Melvin UnderalRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%1,870
Dean A. HellingerDemocrat
42.8%1,401
3,271 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET