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1984Final results

1984 election for Montana House District 49

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Ray Brandewie (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Joyce Lape (D) by 30.6 points.

Ray BrandewieRepublican · winner
62.9%2,604
Joyce LapeDemocrat
32.3%1,336
4.9%202
4,142 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+14.71978R+33.21980R+30.61984R+6.71988R+6.51990R+1.11992

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

The candidates

Ray Brandewie (R)Joyce Lape (D)

Also on the ballot: Mary June Hellman (Libertarian), 4.9%