1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 23
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Chris H. Stobie (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Barton O. Wetzel (D) by 37.4 points.
Chris H. StobieRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%2,688
Barton O. WetzelDemocrat
31.3%1,225
3,913 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