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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 31

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jerry Metcalf (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne Phillips (R) by 12.4 points.

Jerry MetcalfDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%1,391
Wayne PhillipsRepublican
43.8%1,085
2,476 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

EvenD+14.91976D+12.41978D+11.01980D+47.61982D+28.51986R+15.81988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET