1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Montana House District 71
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Gary Spaeth (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating James H. Burnett (R) by 21.1 points.
Gary SpaethDemocrat · winner
60.6%2,625
James H. BurnettRepublican · incumbent
39.4%1,709
4,334 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