1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Montana House District 15
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Mary Ellen Connelly (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Gary W. Bennett (R) by 21.1 points.
Mary Ellen ConnellyDemocrat · winner
57.9%1,847
Gary W. BennettRepublican · incumbent
36.8%1,175
Jeff L. RossLibertarian
5.2%167
3,189 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET