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1986Final results

1986 election for Montana House District 21

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Bing C. Poff (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating E. Garfield Linde (R) by 20.6 points.

Bing C. PoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%1,704
39.7%1,123
2,827 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

EvenR+16.31980R+5.91982D+26.11984D+20.61986D+28.31988R+23.31992

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