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1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Montana House District 14

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Harriet Hayne (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Leo Kennerly Jr. (D) by 9.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Harriet HayneRepublican · winner
54.9%1,072
Leo Kennerly Jr.Democrat · incumbent
45.1%881
1,953 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

EvenEven1972D+12.41974D+9.11976R+9.81978D+3.91980D+34.11982

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