1980Final results
1980 election for Montana House District 98
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
R. Budd Gould (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis L. Veleber (D) by 24.7 points.
R. Budd GouldRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%2,257
Dennis L. VeleberDemocrat
37.6%1,362
3,619 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