1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 3
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Orren C. Vinger (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Ernest Kummerfeldt (D) by 2.0 points.
Orren C. VingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%1,452
Ernest KummerfeldtDemocrat
49.0%1,396
2,848 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