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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 52

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Les J. Hirsch (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Fred D. Wacker (R) by 26.1 points.

Les J. HirschDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%2,065
Fred D. WackerRepublican
36.9%1,209
3,274 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+26.11978R+2.31980D+7.71984D+28.61986D+46.61990D+27.31992

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