1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 18
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Michael H. Keedy (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Sterling Rygg (R) by 4.5 points.
Michael H. KeedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%2,204
Sterling RyggRepublican
47.7%2,014
4,218 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