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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 16

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Robert Lewis Anderson (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Ray Lybeck (D) by 10.9 points.

Robert Lewis AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%2,751
Ray LybeckDemocrat
44.5%2,210
4,961 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

EvenD+19.61974D+10.81976R+16.01978R+10.91980D+8.51982R+21.11994

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