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1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Montana House District 43

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jonas H. Rosenthal (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Warren Okeefe (R) by 27.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jonas H. RosenthalDemocrat · winner
63.5%40
Warren OkeefeRepublican · incumbent
36.5%23
63 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+27.01978R+26.71980R+46.21982R+29.91984R+32.41986R+14.41988

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