1982Final results
1982 election for Montana House District 26
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Carl A. Seifert (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Paddy R. Trusler (D) by 4.2 points.
Carl A. SeifertRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%2,288
Paddy R. TruslerDemocrat
47.9%2,104
4,392 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