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1984 election for Montana House District 40

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Helen G. Oconnell (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Ted Hoff (R) by 42.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Helen G. OconnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%2,155
Ted HoffRepublican
28.7%869
3,024 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

EvenR+11.61978R+31.11980R+14.51982D+42.51984D+37.61990D+34.51992

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