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1980 election for Montana House District 43
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John E. Phillips (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Geraldine Travis (D) by 26.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John E. PhillipsRepublican · winner
63.3%133
Geraldine TravisDemocrat
36.7%77
210 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