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1984 election for Montana House District 79

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Dorothy Bradley (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Whittaker (R) by 14.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Dorothy BradleyDemocrat · winner
57.3%2,182
Ray WhittakerRepublican
42.7%1,627
3,809 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+28.31980R+17.31982D+14.61984D+32.11986D+24.21988D+34.31990

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