1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana House District 18
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Michael H. Keedy (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Lee Tower (R) by 8.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael H. KeedyDemocrat · winner
54.0%1,781
Lee TowerRepublican · incumbent
46.0%1,515
3,296 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