1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Montana House District 62
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
David A. Ohara (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Gerke (D) by 13.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David A. OharaRepublican · winner
56.6%1,250
Harold E. GerkeDemocrat · incumbent
43.4%960
2,210 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