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1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Montana House District 39

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Jesse A. Ohara (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Jay Fabrega (D) by 8.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jesse A. OharaRepublican · winner
54.1%1,854
Jay FabregaDemocrat · incumbent
45.9%1,576
3,430 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

EvenD+13.71978R+28.81980D+13.11982R+8.11984D+3.01986R+0.61988

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