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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana House District 8

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Ray Peck (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Leeds (R) by 1.8 points.

Ray PeckDemocrat · winner
50.9%1,339
Michael LeedsRepublican
49.1%1,292
2,631 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+4.41976D+5.71978D+5.41980D+1.81982D+3.81984D+26.01986

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