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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 56

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Harold A. Wyrick (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Randal D. Hanson (D) by 5.1 points.

Harold A. WyrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%1,522
47.4%1,373
2,895 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+10.21980D+15.51982D+31.61984R+11.11994R+6.21996D+1.01998

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