1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 55
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
L. E. Wood (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Gordon W. Russell (D) by 1.7 points.
L. E. WoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%1,280
Gordon W. RussellDemocrat
49.1%1,236
2,516 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