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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 42

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Darryl Meyer (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Peter M. Miller (D) by 22.5 points.

Darryl MeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%1,478
38.7%935
2,413 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+15.51978R+22.51980R+17.51982R+1.91984R+30.01986R+28.51988

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