1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 44
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Jay Fabrega (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Rich Pavlonnis (D) by 30.8 points.
Jay FabregaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%2,116
Rich PavlonnisDemocrat
34.6%1,120
3,236 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