1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 65
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Howard C. Porter (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Russell K. Fillner (D) by 29.3 points.
Howard C. PorterRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%1,860
Russell K. FillnerDemocrat
35.3%1,016
2,876 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