1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Montana House District 77
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Kenneth Nordtvedt (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Don Bianchi (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kenneth NordtvedtRepublican · winner
53.7%1,362
Don BianchiDemocrat
46.3%1,172
2,534 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