1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 49
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Edward Lien (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry B. Meissner (R) by 14.7 points.
Edward LienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%1,601
Jerry B. MeissnerRepublican
42.6%1,190
2,791 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