1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Montana House District 72
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Jean McLane (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Vicki Johnson Hyatt (D) by 7.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jean McLaneRepublican · winner
53.7%2,542
Vicki Johnson HyattDemocrat
46.3%2,195
4,737 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