1984Final results
1984 election for Montana House District 17
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Duane W. Compton (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Marlyn Orahood (D) by 22.2 points.
Duane W. ComptonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%2,302
Marlyn OrahoodDemocrat
38.9%1,466
3,768 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET