1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana House District 29
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Gene Donaldson (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Peter Mike Meloy (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gene DonaldsonRepublican · winner
51.6%2,117
Peter Mike MeloyDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%1,983
4,100 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