1978Final results
1978 election for Montana House District 71
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
James H. Burnett (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Martha S. Herlevi (D) by 7.8 points.
James H. BurnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%1,928
Martha S. HerleviDemocrat
46.1%1,649
3,577 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