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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana House District 22

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Paula A. Darko (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Earl R. Burns (R) by 14.7 points.

Paula A. DarkoDemocrat · winner
57.3%1,418
Earl R. BurnsRepublican
42.7%1,055
2,473 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

EvenD+14.71982R+28.61984R+19.31994R+3.81996R+3.51998R+14.22000

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