1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 27
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Verner L. Bertelsen (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Strakal (D) by 9.4 points.
Verner L. BertelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%1,686
Joe StrakalDemocrat
45.3%1,397
3,083 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