1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana House District 32
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Barbara J. Spilker (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Joellen Estenson (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Barbara J. SpilkerRepublican · winner
51.1%1,773
Joellen EstensonDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%1,699
3,472 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