1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Montana House District 19
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John G. Harp (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Pat Gesek (D) by 31.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John G. HarpRepublican · winner
65.6%2,861
Pat GesekDemocrat · incumbent
34.4%1,498
4,359 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