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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 30

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Hal Harper (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Maynard A. Olson (R) by 9.4 points.

Hal HarperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%2,285
45.3%1,892
4,177 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+9.81974D+9.51976D+11.91978D+9.41980D+48.71982R+42.81984

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