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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 7

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Robert Sivertsen (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Shirley Louise Hanson (D) by 28.2 points.

Robert SivertsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%1,547
35.9%867
2,414 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+1.21972R+35.31974R+19.91976R+28.21978R+9.21980D+3.61982

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