1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Montana House District 23
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Larry Menke (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Marjorie Hart (D) by 0.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Larry MenkeRepublican · winner
50.3%1,590
Marjorie HartDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%1,569
3,159 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET