This is the 1982 race. The latest: 2026 →

1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Montana House District 72

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Glenn Saunders (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Jean McLane (R) by 2.0 points.

Glenn SaundersDemocrat · winner
51.0%2,270
Jean McLaneRepublican · incumbent
49.0%2,179
4,449 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

EvenD+6.71978R+7.31980D+2.01982D+18.41992R+5.11996D+3.91998

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