1982Final results
1982 election for Montana House District 79
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Walter R. Sales (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Jennie Andriolo (D) by 17.3 points.
Walter R. SalesRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%2,514
Jennie AndrioloDemocrat
41.4%1,774
4,288 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