1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana House District 15
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
W. F. Bennett (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Russell Baeth (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
W. F. BennettRepublican · winner
52.7%1,295
Russell BaethDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%1,161
2,456 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