1982Final results
1982 election for Montana House District 51
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Carl Zabrocki (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Vernon Kailey (R) by 4.9 points.
Carl ZabrockiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%1,389
Vernon KaileyRepublican
47.5%1,258
2,647 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