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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 32

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Barbara J. Spilker (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Bruce Loble (D) by 12.8 points.

Barbara J. SpilkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%2,435
Bruce LobleDemocrat
43.6%1,883
4,318 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+2.11978R+12.81980D+11.61982D+8.31984R+15.11990R+32.01992

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