1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 33
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John B. Staigmiller (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Penwell (R) by 31.9 points.
John B. StaigmillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%1,700
Charles H. PenwellRepublican
34.1%878
2,578 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