1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 70
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
J. Melvin Williams (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Terence J. Keating (R) by 22.1 points.
J. Melvin WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%1,880
Terence J. KeatingRepublican
39.0%1,200
3,080 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