1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 5
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Paul K. Kropp (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Colleen Barnard (D) by 10.0 points.
Paul K. KroppRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%1,654
Colleen BarnardDemocrat
45.0%1,352
3,006 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