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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 77

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Kenneth Nordtvedt (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Marilyn Wessel (D) by 19.6 points.

Kenneth NordtvedtRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%1,967
40.2%1,321
3,288 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

EvenR+7.51978R+19.61980R+5.61982R+9.31984D+4.41986R+5.71988

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