1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 79
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Walter R. Sales (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Jennie Andriolo (D) by 28.3 points.
Walter R. SalesRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%2,955
Jennie AndrioloDemocrat
35.9%1,652
4,607 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