1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 23
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Chris H. Stobie (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Sam E. Silverthorn (D) by 29.6 points.
Chris H. StobieRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%2,160
Sam E. SilverthornDemocrat
35.2%1,173
3,333 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