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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 97

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Steve Waldron (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Fred O. Brauer (R) by 37.3 points.

Steve WaldronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%1,462
Fred O. BrauerRepublican
31.3%667
2,129 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+37.31978D+37.31982R+20.01984R+16.81986R+13.81988D+0.71990

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