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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 31

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jerry Metcalf (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Meagher (R) by 11.0 points.

Jerry MetcalfDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%1,618
Thomas MeagherRepublican
44.5%1,297
2,915 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

EvenD+14.91976D+12.41978D+11.01980D+47.61982D+28.51986R+15.81988

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