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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana House District 23

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Chris H. Stobie (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Rick Doutt (D) by 14.9 points.

Chris H. StobieRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%2,151
Rick DouttDemocrat
42.6%1,594
3,745 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+19.51976R+29.61978R+37.41980R+14.91982D+4.51984R+0.71986

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