1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Montana House District 97
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
John W. Patterson (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Chuck Super (D) by 20.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John W. PattersonRepublican · winner
60.0%1,992
Chuck SuperDemocrat
40.0%1,327
3,319 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