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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 96

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

James Azzara (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating F. Janell Hopkins (R) by 39.9 points.

James AzzaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%2,185
30.1%939
3,124 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+32.91978D+39.91980D+40.01982D+1.71984R+23.51986R+1.91988

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