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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana House District 12

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Melvin Underal (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Norma F. Keil (D) by 4.0 points.

Melvin UnderalRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%1,882
48.0%1,736
3,618 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+27.61976R+14.31978R+8.71980R+4.01982R+51.71984R+33.41988

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