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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 27

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Verner L. Bertelsen (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Don A. McKee (D) by 3.7 points.

Verner L. BertelsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%2,044
Don A. McKeeDemocrat
48.1%1,897
3,941 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

EvenR+4.61974R+17.51976R+9.41978R+3.71980R+18.41984R+3.81986

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