1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 12
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Melvin Underal (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Dean A. Hellinger (D) by 8.7 points.
Melvin UnderalRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%2,093
Dean A. HellingerDemocrat
45.6%1,757
3,850 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET