1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Montana House District 72
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Vicki Johnson (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Jean McLane (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vicki JohnsonDemocrat · winner
53.4%2,019
Jean McLaneRepublican · incumbent
46.6%1,765
3,784 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