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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 50

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

E. N. Dassinger (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating John H. Smith (R) by 5.7 points.

E. N. DassingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%1,813
John H. SmithRepublican
47.2%1,618
3,431 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+5.71978R+25.11980R+20.01982R+0.11984R+40.21986R+20.01988

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