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1984Final results

1984 election for Montana House District 76

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Walter R. Sales (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Lewis Rafferty (D) by 43.6 points.

Walter R. SalesRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%2,923
28.2%1,149
4,072 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+14.01980R+5.51982R+43.61984R+25.21986D+3.01988R+4.41990

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