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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 8

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Danny Oberg (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Leeds (R) by 5.4 points.

Danny ObergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%1,542
Michael LeedsRepublican
47.3%1,383
2,925 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

EvenD+30.71974D+4.41976D+5.71978D+5.41980D+1.81982D+3.81984

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