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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 35

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Richard E. Manning (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Jerry E. Santy (R) by 15.2 points.

Richard E. ManningDemocrat · winner
57.6%1,028
Jerry E. SantyRepublican
42.4%757
1,785 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+15.21978R+18.21980D+25.51982D+57.51986D+9.91988D+13.51990

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