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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana House District 78

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

John Vincent (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Curtis A. Shook (R) by 54.9 points.

John VincentDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%1,984
Curtis A. ShookRepublican
20.6%541
John B. BakerLibertarian
4.0%104
2,629 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+35.01980D+54.91982R+25.21984R+4.51986R+11.01988R+6.21990

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

The candidates

John Vincent (D)Curtis A. Shook (R)

Also on the ballot: John B. Baker (Libertarian), 4.0%