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1982Final results

1982 election for Montana House District 83

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dave Brown (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Gary Scheer (Lib) by 59.6 points.

Dave BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%2,946
Gary ScheerLibertarian
20.2%745
3,691 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

EvenR+17.91986R+11.91988R+4.71990R+10.71992R+22.41994R+15.01996

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