1982Final results
1982 election for Montana House District 16
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Ray Lybeck (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Harold F. Yaeger (R) by 8.5 points.
Ray LybeckDemocrat · winner
49.7%2,234
Harold F. YaegerRepublican
41.3%1,853
Walter DeetsLibertarian
9.0%405
4,492 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