1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 59
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Esther G. Bengston (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Harold M. Wilmot (R) by 27.8 points.
Esther G. BengstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%1,889
Harold M. WilmotRepublican
36.1%1,067
2,956 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