1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 80
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Robert L. Marks (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Bessler (D) by 18.1 points.
Robert L. MarksRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%2,900
Paul A. BesslerDemocrat
41.0%2,012
4,912 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