1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 70
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
J. Melvin Williams (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Terence J. Keating (R) by 5.2 points.
J. Melvin WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%2,241
Terence J. KeatingRepublican
47.4%2,019
4,260 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