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1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Montana House District 51

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Paul Rappsvrcek (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Chris H. Stobie (R) by 9.9 points.

Paul RappsvrcekDemocrat · winner
55.0%2,147
Chris H. StobieRepublican · incumbent
45.0%1,760
3,907 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+2.71980D+4.91982D+9.91984D+45.31986D+27.21988D+20.31992

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