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1980 election for Montana House District 38

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

John G. Matsko (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating McCormick J. Lloyd (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John G. MatskoRepublican · winner
51.4%1,144
48.6%1,080
2,224 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+29.71978R+2.91980D+6.21982D+2.81984D+20.11986D+8.91988

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