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1980 election for Montana House District 56

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Hubert J. Abrams (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Harold A. Wyrick (R) by 10.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Hubert J. AbramsDemocrat · winner
55.1%1,793
Harold A. WyrickRepublican · incumbent
44.9%1,460
3,253 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

EvenD+10.21980D+15.51982D+31.61984R+11.11994R+6.21996D+1.01998

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