1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Montana House District 39
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
L. A. Andersen (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Paul G. Pistoria (D) by 28.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
L. A. AndersenRepublican · winner
60.7%1,877
Paul G. PistoriaDemocrat · incumbent
31.9%986
Charles N. SteeleLibertarian
7.5%231
3,094 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