1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 3
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Orren C. Vinger (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Clinton C. Whitmer (D) by 21.6 points.
Orren C. VingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%1,889
Clinton C. WhitmerDemocrat
39.2%1,219
3,108 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