1984Final results
1984 election for Montana House District 42
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John Cobb (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Stelling (D) by 1.9 points.
John CobbRepublican · winner
50.9%1,788
Tom StellingDemocrat
49.1%1,723
3,511 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