1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 26
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Carl A. Seifert (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Mac Schaffer (D) by 15.5 points.
Carl A. SeifertRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%2,695
Mac SchafferDemocrat
42.3%1,972
4,667 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