1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 57
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Carl M. Smith (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Milton Lyman Amsden (D) by 6.6 points.
Carl M. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%1,414
Milton Lyman AmsdenDemocrat
46.7%1,240
2,654 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