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1980Final results

1980 election for Montana House District 99

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Earl C. Lory (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jackie McGiffert (D) by 19.4 points.

Earl C. LoryRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,536
40.3%1,712
4,248 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

EvenR+22.41978R+19.41980R+9.01982D+12.11984D+3.21986D+14.71990

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