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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 18

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Ted Schye (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Russell A. Dahl (R) by 28.2 points.

Ted SchyeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%1,994
Russell A. DahlRepublican
35.9%1,116
3,110 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+4.51980R+16.21982D+14.71984D+28.21986D+29.11988R+35.81994

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