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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 54

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

William M. Day (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Vernon C. Heinrich (R) by 21.3 points.

William M. DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%1,863
39.4%1,209
3,072 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

EvenR+22.21980R+23.21982D+15.71984D+18.51986D+17.21988D+16.71990

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