1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 5
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Paul K. Kropp (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Colleen Barnard Smith (D) by 11.9 points.
Paul K. KroppRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%1,950
Colleen Barnard SmithDemocrat
44.0%1,534
3,484 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