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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Montana House District 7

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bob Bachini (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Sivertsen (R) by 3.6 points.

Bob BachiniDemocrat · winner
51.8%1,656
Robert SivertsenRepublican · incumbent
48.2%1,542
3,198 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+19.91976R+28.21978R+9.21980D+3.61982R+46.11984R+13.21988

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