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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 60

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Gene Frates (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Les Kitselman (R) by 0.6 points.

Gene FratesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%1,852
Les KitselmanRepublican
49.7%1,831
3,683 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+0.61978R+16.81980R+12.41982R+2.21984R+35.71986R+22.71988

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