1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 51
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Carl Zabrocki (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating W. Boyce Clarke (R) by 2.7 points.
Carl ZabrockiDemocrat · winner
51.3%1,508
W. Boyce ClarkeRepublican
48.7%1,430
2,938 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